uku
Balinese edit
Romanization edit
uku
- Romanization of ᬳᬸᬓᬸ
Greenlandic edit
Pronunciation edit
Particle edit
uku
- plural of una, a hyphenated or assimilated enclitic which denotes to be.
- e.g. tuttunuku
- They are reindeers.
- e.g. inuit-uku?
- Are they humans?
- e.g. tuttunuku
Pronoun edit
uku
Hausa edit
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Cardinal: ukù |
Etymology edit
Cognate with Bura kwan, Goemai kun, Beele kunu, Bole kúnūː, Kirfi kúnū, Galambu kūːn, Gera kùnú, Deno kúnú, Duwai kô, Ngamo kùnû, Karekare kūnù, Tal ƙún.
Pronunciation edit
Numeral edit
ukù f
Hawaiian edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-Polynesian *utu, from Proto-Oceanic *utuŋ, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *utuŋ (compare Maori utu, Malay untung).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
uku
References edit
- Pukui, Mary Kawena, Elbert, Samuel H. (1986) “uku”, in Hawaiian Dictionary, Honolulu: University of Hawaii Press
Hawaiian Creole edit
Etymology edit
From Hawaiian ʻuku (“louse, flea”).
Noun edit
uku
- head lice
- She wen get ukus all ova her hea.
- She had head lice all over her hair.
Japanese edit
Romanization edit
uku
Kwoma edit
Noun edit
uku
References edit
- transnewguinea.org, citing D. C. Laycock, Languages of the Lumi Subdistrict (West Sepik District), New Guinea (1968), Oceanic Linguistics, 7 (1): 36-66
Limos Kalinga edit
Noun edit
ukú
Maore Comorian edit
Noun edit
uku class 11 (plural mauku class 6)
References edit
- “uku” in Outils & Ressources pour l'Exploitation de la Langue Comorienne, 2008.
Norwegian Nynorsk edit
Etymology edit
Initial dropping of vuku, a metaphony of viku, from the oblique singular form of Old Norse vika f (“week”). From Proto-Germanic *wikǭ. A similar process seems to have taken place with Old English wucu. Akin to English week.
Noun edit
uku f
References edit
- Ivar Aasen (1850) “Uku”, in Ordbog over det norske Folkesprog[1] (in Danish), Oslo: Samlaget, published 2000
Quechua edit
Noun edit
uku
- Alternative spelling of ukhu
Declension edit
singular | plural | |
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nominative | uku | ukukuna |
accusative | ukuta | ukukunata |
dative | ukuman | ukukunaman |
genitive | ukup | ukukunap |
locative | ukupi | ukukunapi |
terminative | ukukama | ukukunakama |
ablative | ukumanta | ukukunamanta |
instrumental | ukuwan | ukukunawan |
comitative | ukuntin | ukukunantin |
abessive | ukunnaq | ukukunannaq |
comparative | ukuhina | ukukunahina |
causative | ukurayku | ukukunarayku |
benefactive | ukupaq | ukukunapaq |
associative | ukupura | ukukunapura |
distributive | ukunka | ukukunanka |
exclusive | ukulla | ukukunalla |
ñuqap (my) | singular | plural |
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nominative | ukuy | ukuykuna |
accusative | ukuyta | ukuykunata |
dative | ukuyman | ukuykunaman |
genitive | ukuypa | ukuykunap |
locative | ukuypi | ukuykunapi |
terminative | ukuykama | ukuykunakama |
ablative | ukuymanta | ukuykunamanta |
instrumental | ukuywan | ukuykunawan |
comitative | ukuynintin | ukuykunantin |
abessive | ukuyninnaq | ukuykunannaq |
comparative | ukuyhina | ukuykunahina |
causative | ukuyrayku | ukuykunarayku |
benefactive | ukuypaq | ukuykunapaq |
associative | ukuypura | ukuykunapura |
distributive | ukuyninka | ukuykunanka |
exclusive | ukuylla | ukuykunalla |
qampa (your) | singular | plural |
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nominative | ukuyki | ukuykikuna |
accusative | ukuykita | ukuykikunata |
dative | ukuykiman | ukuykikunaman |
genitive | ukuykipa | ukuykikunap |
locative | ukuykipi | ukuykikunapi |
terminative | ukuykikama | ukuykikunakama |
ablative | ukuykimanta | ukuykikunamanta |
instrumental | ukuykiwan | ukuykikunawan |
comitative | ukuykintin | ukuykikunantin |
abessive | ukuykinnaq | ukuykikunannaq |
comparative | ukuykihina | ukuykikunahina |
causative | ukuykirayku | ukuykikunarayku |
benefactive | ukuykipaq | ukuykikunapaq |
associative | ukuykipura | ukuykikunapura |
distributive | ukuykinka | ukuykikunanka |
exclusive | ukuykilla | ukuykikunalla |
paypa (his/her/its) | singular | plural |
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nominative | ukun | ukunkuna |
accusative | ukunta | ukunkunata |
dative | ukunman | ukunkunaman |
genitive | ukunpa | ukunkunap |
locative | ukunpi | ukunkunapi |
terminative | ukunkama | ukunkunakama |
ablative | ukunmanta | ukunkunamanta |
instrumental | ukunwan | ukunkunawan |
comitative | ukunintin | ukunkunantin |
abessive | ukunninnaq | ukunkunannaq |
comparative | ukunhina | ukunkunahina |
causative | ukunrayku | ukunkunarayku |
benefactive | ukunpaq | ukunkunapaq |
associative | ukunpura | ukunkunapura |
distributive | ukuninka | ukunkunanka |
exclusive | ukunlla | ukunkunalla |
ñuqanchikpa (our(incl)) | singular | plural |
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nominative | ukunchik | ukunchikkuna |
accusative | ukunchikta | ukunchikkunata |
dative | ukunchikman | ukunchikkunaman |
genitive | ukunchikpa | ukunchikkunap |
locative | ukunchikpi | ukunchikkunapi |
terminative | ukunchikkama | ukunchikkunakama |
ablative | ukunchikmanta | ukunchikkunamanta |
instrumental | ukunchikwan | ukunchikkunawan |
comitative | ukunchiknintin | ukunchikkunantin |
abessive | ukunchikninnaq | ukunchikkunannaq |
comparative | ukunchikhina | ukunchikkunahina |
causative | ukunchikrayku | ukunchikkunarayku |
benefactive | ukunchikpaq | ukunchikkunapaq |
associative | ukunchikpura | ukunchikkunapura |
distributive | ukunchikninka | ukunchikkunanka |
exclusive | ukunchiklla | ukunchikkunalla |
ñuqaykup (our(excl)) | singular | plural |
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nominative | ukuyku | ukuykukuna |
accusative | ukuykuta | ukuykukunata |
dative | ukuykuman | ukuykukunaman |
genitive | ukuykupa | ukuykukunap |
locative | ukuykupi | ukuykukunapi |
terminative | ukuykukama | ukuykukunakama |
ablative | ukuykumanta | ukuykukunamanta |
instrumental | ukuykuwan | ukuykukunawan |
comitative | ukuykuntin | ukuykukunantin |
abessive | ukuykunnaq | ukuykukunannaq |
comparative | ukuykuhina | ukuykukunahina |
causative | ukuykurayku | ukuykukunarayku |
benefactive | ukuykupaq | ukuykukunapaq |
associative | ukuykupura | ukuykukunapura |
distributive | ukuykunka | ukuykukunanka |
exclusive | ukuykulla | ukuykukunalla |
qamkunap (your(pl)) | singular | plural |
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nominative | ukuykichik | ukuykichikkuna |
accusative | ukuykichikta | ukuykichikkunata |
dative | ukuykichikman | ukuykichikkunaman |
genitive | ukuykichikpa | ukuykichikkunap |
locative | ukuykichikpi | ukuykichikkunapi |
terminative | ukuykichikkama | ukuykichikkunakama |
ablative | ukuykichikmanta | ukuykichikkunamanta |
instrumental | ukuykichikwan | ukuykichikkunawan |
comitative | ukuykichiknintin | ukuykichikkunantin |
abessive | ukuykichikninnaq | ukuykichikkunannaq |
comparative | ukuykichikhina | ukuykichikkunahina |
causative | ukuykichikrayku | ukuykichikkunarayku |
benefactive | ukuykichikpaq | ukuykichikkunapaq |
associative | ukuykichikpura | ukuykichikkunapura |
distributive | ukuykichikninka | ukuykichikkunanka |
exclusive | ukuykichiklla | ukuykichikkunalla |
paykunap (their) | singular | plural |
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nominative | ukunku | ukunkukuna |
accusative | ukunkuta | ukunkukunata |
dative | ukunkuman | ukunkukunaman |
genitive | ukunkupa | ukunkukunap |
locative | ukunkupi | ukunkukunapi |
terminative | ukunkukama | ukunkukunakama |
ablative | ukunkumanta | ukunkukunamanta |
instrumental | ukunkuwan | ukunkukunawan |
comitative | ukunkuntin | ukunkukunantin |
abessive | ukunkunnaq | ukunkukunannaq |
comparative | ukunkuhina | ukunkukunahina |
causative | ukunkurayku | ukunkukunarayku |
benefactive | ukunkupaq | ukunkukunapaq |
associative | ukunkupura | ukunkukunapura |
distributive | ukunkunka | ukunkukunanka |
exclusive | ukunkulla | ukunkukunalla |
Seim edit
Noun edit
uku
References edit
- transnewguinea.org, citing D. C. Laycock, Languages of the Lumi Subdistrict (West Sepik District), New Guinea (1968), Oceanic Linguistics, 7 (1): 36-66
Ternate edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-North Halmahera *uku (“fire”).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
uku
References edit
- Rika Hayami-Allen (2001) A descriptive study of the language of Ternate, the northern Moluccas, Indonesia, University of Pittsburgh
- Gary Holton, Marian Klamer (2018) The Papuan languages of East Nusantara and the Bird's Head[2]
Tidore edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-North Halmahera *uku (“fire”).
Noun edit
uku
Yoruba edit
Etymology 1 edit
u- (“non-gerundive nominalizer”) + kú (“to die”)
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
ukú
Alternative forms edit
Etymology 2 edit
u- (“nominalizing prefix”) + kù (“to grumble”)
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
ukù