See also: Taku and tāku

Japanese edit

Romanization edit

taku

  1. Rōmaji transcription of たく

Latvian edit

Noun edit

taku f

  1. inflection of taka:
    1. accusative/instrumental singular
    2. genitive plural

Maori edit

Etymology edit

From Proto-Polynesian *taʻaku. Compare Hawaiian kaʻu.

Pronoun edit

taku

  1. my

Usage notes edit

This is the neutral form for referring to a single possessed item. This form is not governed by the usual a / o distinction. This word must be followed by a noun.

Declension edit

Quechua edit

Adjective edit

taku

  1. rough
  2. resistant to getting drunk, having a high tolerance
  3. mixed, mixed up

See also edit

Noun edit

taku

  1. red soil, iron(III) oxide

Declension edit

Sakizaya edit

Noun edit

taku

  1. lake; pond; pool

Tokelauan edit

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): [ˈta.ku]
  • Hyphenation: ta‧ku

Etymology 1 edit

From Proto-Polynesian *te-qa-ku. Cognates include Hawaiian kaʻu and Samoan laʻu.

Determiner edit

taku

  1. (inalienable, definite) my
See also edit

Etymology 2 edit

From Proto-Polynesian *taku. Cognates include Maori taku and Samoan ta'u.

Verb edit

taku

  1. (intransitive) to tell
  2. (intransitive) to announce
  3. (transitive) to say, pronounce
  4. (transitive) to report
  5. (transitive) to confess
Derived terms edit

References edit

  • R. Simona, editor (1986) Tokelau Dictionary[1], Auckland: Office of Tokelau Affairs, page 361