tunku

English

Noun

tunku (plural tunkus)

1. A Malay prince.

Finnish

Etymology

tunkea +‎ -u

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈtuŋku/, [ˈt̪uŋku]
• Rhymes: -uŋku
• Syllabification^(key): tun‧ku

Noun

tunku

1. crowd, crush

Declension

Inflection of tunku (Kotus type 1*G/valo, nk-ng gradation)
nominative		tunku	tungut
genitive		tungun	tunkujen
partitive		tunkua	tunkuja
illative		tunkuun	tunkuihin
		singular	plural
nominative		tunku	tungut
accusative	nom.	tunku	tungut
	gen.	tungun
genitive		tungun	tunkujen
partitive		tunkua	tunkuja
inessive		tungussa	tunguissa
elative		tungusta	tunguista
illative		tunkuun	tunkuihin
adessive		tungulla	tunguilla
ablative		tungulta	tunguilta
allative		tungulle	tunguille
essive		tunkuna	tunkuina
translative		tunguksi	tunguiksi
abessive		tungutta	tunguitta
instructive		—	tunguin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of tunku (Kotus type 1*G/valo, nk-ng gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative tunkuni tunkuni accusative nom. tunkuni tunkuni gen. tunkuni genitive tunkuni tunkujeni partitive tunkuani tunkujani inessive tungussani tunguissani elative tungustani tunguistani illative tunkuuni tunkuihini adessive tungullani tunguillani ablative tungultani tunguiltani allative tungulleni tunguilleni essive tunkunani tunkuinani translative tungukseni tunguikseni abessive tunguttani tunguittani instructive — — comitative — tunkuineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative tunkusi tunkusi accusative nom. tunkusi tunkusi gen. tunkusi genitive tunkusi tunkujesi partitive tunkuasi tunkujasi inessive tungussasi tunguissasi elative tungustasi tunguistasi illative tunkuusi tunkuihisi adessive tungullasi tunguillasi ablative tungultasi tunguiltasi allative tungullesi tunguillesi essive tunkunasi tunkuinasi translative tunguksesi tunguiksesi abessive tunguttasi tunguittasi instructive — — comitative — tunkuinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative tunkumme tunkumme accusative nom. tunkumme tunkumme gen. tunkumme genitive tunkumme tunkujemme partitive tunkuamme tunkujamme inessive tungussamme tunguissamme elative tungustamme tunguistamme illative tunkuumme tunkuihimme adessive tungullamme tunguillamme ablative tungultamme tunguiltamme allative tungullemme tunguillemme essive tunkunamme tunkuinamme translative tunguksemme tunguiksemme abessive tunguttamme tunguittamme instructive — — comitative — tunkuinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative tunkunne tunkunne accusative nom. tunkunne tunkunne gen. tunkunne genitive tunkunne tunkujenne partitive tunkuanne tunkujanne inessive tungussanne tunguissanne elative tungustanne tunguistanne illative tunkuunne tunkuihinne adessive tungullanne tunguillanne ablative tungultanne tunguiltanne allative tungullenne tunguillenne essive tunkunanne tunkuinanne translative tunguksenne tunguiksenne abessive tunguttanne tunguittanne instructive — — comitative — tunkuinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative tunkunsa tunkunsa accusative nom. tunkunsa tunkunsa gen. tunkunsa genitive tunkunsa tunkujensa partitive tunkuaan tunkuansa tunkujaan tunkujansa inessive tungussaan tungussansa tunguissaan tunguissansa elative tungustaan tungustansa tunguistaan tunguistansa illative tunkuunsa tunkuihinsa adessive tungullaan tungullansa tunguillaan tunguillansa ablative tungultaan tungultansa tunguiltaan tunguiltansa allative tungulleen tungullensa tunguilleen tunguillensa essive tunkunaan tunkunansa tunkuinaan tunkuinansa translative tungukseen tunguksensa tunguikseen tunguiksensa abessive tunguttaan tunguttansa tunguittaan tunguittansa instructive — — comitative — tunkuineen tunkuinensa

Further reading

• “tunku”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎^[1] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-03

Anagrams

• kutun, nukut, tukun

Hausa

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tùn.kúː/
  • (Standard Kano Hausa) IPA^(key): [tɪ̀ŋ.kʷúː]

Noun

tùnkū m (plural tùnkunā̀, possessed form tùnkun)

1. mongoose

Derived terms

• tùnkūn jūdā̀ (“civet cat”)