haku

See also: -haku and hak'u

Czech

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈɦaku]
• Rhymes: -aku
• Hyphenation: ha‧ku

Noun

haku

1. accusative singular of haka

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Finnish

Etymology

hakea +‎ -u

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈhɑku/, [ˈhɑku]
• Rhymes: -ɑku
• Syllabification: ha‧ku

Noun

haku

1. search
2. applying, application

   hakuaika, hakukausi ("application period")

Declension

Inflection of haku (Kotus type 1*D/valo, k- gradation)
nominative		haku	haut
genitive		haun	hakujen
partitive		hakua	hakuja
illative		hakuun	hakuihin
		singular	plural
nominative		haku	haut
accusative	nom.	haku	haut
	gen.	haun
genitive		haun	hakujen
partitive		hakua	hakuja
inessive		haussa	hauissa
elative		hausta	hauista
illative		hakuun	hakuihin
adessive		haulla	hauilla
ablative		haulta	hauilta
allative		haulle	hauille
essive		hakuna	hakuina
translative		hauksi	hauiksi
instructive		—	hauin
abessive		hautta	hauitta
comitative		—	hakuineen

Possessive forms of haku (type valo)
possessor	singular	plural
1st person	hakuni	hakumme
2nd person	hakusi	hakunne
3rd person	hakunsa

Anagrams

• kahu, kuha, uhka

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Gorontalo

Etymology 1

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Noun

haku

1. genitalia

   Te Sudi biloto'o, ilotuhata lo bali to haku.

   Sudi fainted, (because) a ball hit (his) genitalia.

Etymology 2

From Malay hak (“right”), from Arabic حَقّ‎ (ḥaqq, “truth”).

Noun

haku

1. that which complies with justice, law, or reason; right.

   Haku to tawu diila bolo ma'o hama.

   Someone's right must not be infringed.

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Guarani

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ha.ˈku/

Adjective

haku

1. warm, hot

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Hawaiian

Etymology 1

From Proto-Central Polynesian *fatu.

Noun

haku

1. lord, master, overseer, employer, owner, possessor, proprietor, luna

Etymology 2

From Proto-Polynesian *fatu, from Proto-Oceanic *patu, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *batu.

Noun

haku

1. core, lump, stone, coconut sponge
2. stone (of a fruit), seeds and pulp (of a melon)

Derived terms

• pōhaku

Etymology 3

From Proto-Polynesian *fatu, from Proto-Oceanic *patuʀ, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *batuʀ.

Verb

haku

1. (transitive) to compose, to invent, to put in order, to arrange
2. (transitive) to braid, to plait

Further reading

• “haku” in the Hawaiian Dictionary, Revised and Enlarged Edition, University of Hawaii Press, 1986

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Japanese

Romanization

haku

1. Rōmaji transcription of はく

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Maori

Noun

haku

1. yellowtail amberjack (Seriola lalandi)

   Synonyms: makumaku, warehenga

References

• Biggs, Bruce (1990) English-Maori, Maori-English Dictionary, Auckland University Press, →ISBN, page 89
• Williams, William (1852) A Dictionary of the New Zealand Language, and a Concise Grammar; to Which is Added a Selection of Colloquial Sentences, second edition, London: Williams and Norgate, page 14: “Háku, s. The name of a fish.”

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Polish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈxa.ku/
• Rhymes: -aku
• Syllabification: ha‧ku

Noun

haku m

1. locative singular of hak
2. vocative singular of hak

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Quechua

Noun

haku

1. scarf, shawl

Declension

declension of haku

	singular	plural
nominative	haku	hakukuna
accusative	hakuta	hakukunata
dative	hakuman	hakukunaman
genitive	hakup	hakukunap
locative	hakupi	hakukunapi
terminative	hakukama	hakukunakama
ablative	hakumanta	hakukunamanta
instrumental	hakuwan	hakukunawan
comitative	hakuntin	hakukunantin
abessive	hakunnaq	hakukunannaq
comparative	hakuhina	hakukunahina
causative	hakurayku	hakukunarayku
benefactive	hakupaq	hakukunapaq
associative	hakupura	hakukunapura
distributive	hakunka	hakukunanka
exclusive	hakulla	hakukunalla

possessive forms of haku

ñuqap - first-person singular

ñuqap (my)	singular	plural
nominative	hakuy	hakuykuna
accusative	hakuyta	hakuykunata
dative	hakuyman	hakuykunaman
genitive	hakuypa	hakuykunap
locative	hakuypi	hakuykunapi
terminative	hakuykama	hakuykunakama
ablative	hakuymanta	hakuykunamanta
instrumental	hakuywan	hakuykunawan
comitative	hakuynintin	hakuykunantin
abessive	hakuyninnaq	hakuykunannaq
comparative	hakuyhina	hakuykunahina
causative	hakuyrayku	hakuykunarayku
benefactive	hakuypaq	hakuykunapaq
associative	hakuypura	hakuykunapura
distributive	hakuyninka	hakuykunanka
exclusive	hakuylla	hakuykunalla

qampa - second-person singular

qampa (your)	singular	plural
nominative	hakuyki	hakuykikuna
accusative	hakuykita	hakuykikunata
dative	hakuykiman	hakuykikunaman
genitive	hakuykipa	hakuykikunap
locative	hakuykipi	hakuykikunapi
terminative	hakuykikama	hakuykikunakama
ablative	hakuykimanta	hakuykikunamanta
instrumental	hakuykiwan	hakuykikunawan
comitative	hakuykintin	hakuykikunantin
abessive	hakuykinnaq	hakuykikunannaq
comparative	hakuykihina	hakuykikunahina
causative	hakuykirayku	hakuykikunarayku
benefactive	hakuykipaq	hakuykikunapaq
associative	hakuykipura	hakuykikunapura
distributive	hakuykinka	hakuykikunanka
exclusive	hakuykilla	hakuykikunalla

paypa - third-person singular

paypa (his/her/its)	singular	plural
nominative	hakun	hakunkuna
accusative	hakunta	hakunkunata
dative	hakunman	hakunkunaman
genitive	hakunpa	hakunkunap
locative	hakunpi	hakunkunapi
terminative	hakunkama	hakunkunakama
ablative	hakunmanta	hakunkunamanta
instrumental	hakunwan	hakunkunawan
comitative	hakunintin	hakunkunantin
abessive	hakunninnaq	hakunkunannaq
comparative	hakunhina	hakunkunahina
causative	hakunrayku	hakunkunarayku
benefactive	hakunpaq	hakunkunapaq
associative	hakunpura	hakunkunapura
distributive	hakuninka	hakunkunanka
exclusive	hakunlla	hakunkunalla

ñuqanchikpa - first-person inclusive plural

ñuqanchikpa (our(incl))	singular	plural
nominative	hakunchik	hakunchikkuna
accusative	hakunchikta	hakunchikkunata
dative	hakunchikman	hakunchikkunaman
genitive	hakunchikpa	hakunchikkunap
locative	hakunchikpi	hakunchikkunapi
terminative	hakunchikkama	hakunchikkunakama
ablative	hakunchikmanta	hakunchikkunamanta
instrumental	hakunchikwan	hakunchikkunawan
comitative	hakunchiknintin	hakunchikkunantin
abessive	hakunchikninnaq	hakunchikkunannaq
comparative	hakunchikhina	hakunchikkunahina
causative	hakunchikrayku	hakunchikkunarayku
benefactive	hakunchikpaq	hakunchikkunapaq
associative	hakunchikpura	hakunchikkunapura
distributive	hakunchikninka	hakunchikkunanka
exclusive	hakunchiklla	hakunchikkunalla

ñuqaykup - first-person exclusive plural

ñuqaykup (our(excl))	singular	plural
nominative	hakuyku	hakuykukuna
accusative	hakuykuta	hakuykukunata
dative	hakuykuman	hakuykukunaman
genitive	hakuykupa	hakuykukunap
locative	hakuykupi	hakuykukunapi
terminative	hakuykukama	hakuykukunakama
ablative	hakuykumanta	hakuykukunamanta
instrumental	hakuykuwan	hakuykukunawan
comitative	hakuykuntin	hakuykukunantin
abessive	hakuykunnaq	hakuykukunannaq
comparative	hakuykuhina	hakuykukunahina
causative	hakuykurayku	hakuykukunarayku
benefactive	hakuykupaq	hakuykukunapaq
associative	hakuykupura	hakuykukunapura
distributive	hakuykunka	hakuykukunanka
exclusive	hakuykulla	hakuykukunalla

qamkunap - second-person plural

qamkunap (your(pl))	singular	plural
nominative	hakuykichik	hakuykichikkuna
accusative	hakuykichikta	hakuykichikkunata
dative	hakuykichikman	hakuykichikkunaman
genitive	hakuykichikpa	hakuykichikkunap
locative	hakuykichikpi	hakuykichikkunapi
terminative	hakuykichikkama	hakuykichikkunakama
ablative	hakuykichikmanta	hakuykichikkunamanta
instrumental	hakuykichikwan	hakuykichikkunawan
comitative	hakuykichiknintin	hakuykichikkunantin
abessive	hakuykichikninnaq	hakuykichikkunannaq
comparative	hakuykichikhina	hakuykichikkunahina
causative	hakuykichikrayku	hakuykichikkunarayku
benefactive	hakuykichikpaq	hakuykichikkunapaq
associative	hakuykichikpura	hakuykichikkunapura
distributive	hakuykichikninka	hakuykichikkunanka
exclusive	hakuykichiklla	hakuykichikkunalla

paykunap - third-person plural

paykunap (their)	singular	plural
nominative	hakunku	hakunkukuna
accusative	hakunkuta	hakunkukunata
dative	hakunkuman	hakunkukunaman
genitive	hakunkupa	hakunkukunap
locative	hakunkupi	hakunkukunapi
terminative	hakunkukama	hakunkukunakama
ablative	hakunkumanta	hakunkukunamanta
instrumental	hakunkuwan	hakunkukunawan
comitative	hakunkuntin	hakunkukunantin
abessive	hakunkunnaq	hakunkukunannaq
comparative	hakunkuhina	hakunkukunahina
causative	hakunkurayku	hakunkukunarayku
benefactive	hakunkupaq	hakunkukunapaq
associative	hakunkupura	hakunkukunapura
distributive	hakunkunka	hakunkukunanka
exclusive	hakunkulla	hakunkukunalla

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Sakizaya

Etymology

From Japanese 箱 (hako, “box”).

Noun

haku

1. box; case

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Tokelauan

Etymology

From Proto-Nuclear Polynesian *se-qa-ku.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈhʲa.ku/
• Hyphenation: ha‧ku

Determiner

haku

1. (alienable, indefinite) my

See also

Tokelauan possessive determiners

	Definite inalienable (O-type)
	singular reference				plural reference
	sg	du		pl	sg	du		pl
		long	short			long	short
1st person (excl.)	toku, tota1	to māua	to mā	to mātou	oku, ota1	o māua	o mā	o mātou
1st person (incl.)	―	to tāua	to tā	to tātou	―	o tāua	o tā	o tātou
2nd person	tō	toulua		toutou	ō	oulua		outou
3rd person	tona	to lāua	to lā	to lātou	ona	o lāua	o lā	o lātou
	Definite alienable (A-type)
	singular reference				plural reference
	sg	du		pl	sg	du		pl
		long	short			long	short
1st person (excl.)	taku, tata1	ta māua	ta mā	ta mātou	aku, ata1	a māua	a mā	a mātou
1st person (incl.)	―	ta tāua	ta tā	ta tātou	―	a tāua	a tā	a tātou
2nd person	tau	taulua		tautou	au	aulua		autou
3rd person	tana	ta lāua	ta lā	ta lātou	ana	a lāua	a lā	a lātou
	Indefinite inalienable (O-type)
	singular reference				plural reference
	sg	du		pl	sg	du		pl
		long	short			long	short
1st person (excl.)	hoku, hota1	ho māua	ho mā	ho mātou	ni oku, ni ota1	ni o māua	ni o mā	ni o mātou
1st person (incl.)	―	ho tāua	ho tā	ho tātou	―	ni o tāua	ni o tā	ni o tātou
2nd person	hō	houlua		houtou	ni ō	ni oulua		ni outou
3rd person	hona	ho lāua	ho lā	ho lātou	ni ona	ni o lāua	ni o lā	ni o lātou
	Indefinite alienable (A-type)
	singular reference				plural reference
	sg	du		pl	sg	du		pl
		long	short			long	short
1st person (excl.)	haku, hata1	ha māua	ha mā	ha mātou	ni aku, ni ata1	ni a māua	ni a mā	ni a mātou
1st person (incl.)	―	ha tāua	ha tā	ha tātou	―	ni a tāua	ni a tā	ni a tātou
2nd person	hau	haulua		hautou	ni au	ni aulua		ni autou
3rd person	hana	ha lāua	ha lā	ha lātou	ni ana	ni a lāua	ni a lā	ni a lātou
1) Sympathetic

References

• R. Simona, editor (1986) Tokelau Dictionary‎^[1], Auckland: Office of Tokelau Affairs, page 295