maku

See also: mą̀ku-

Finnish

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *maku, from Proto-Germanic *smakkuz.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmɑku/, [ˈmɑku]
• Rhymes: -ɑku
• Hyphenation: ma‧ku

Noun

maku

1. taste, flavour

   olla jnk makuunsa ― to be to one's liking

2. sense of taste
3. (physics) flavour of a quark or a lepton

Declension

Inflection of maku (Kotus type 1/valo, k- gradation)
nominative		maku	maut
genitive		maun	makujen
partitive		makua	makuja
illative		makuun	makuihin
		singular	plural
nominative		maku	maut
accusative	nom.	maku	maut
	gen.	maun
genitive		maun	makujen
partitive		makua	makuja
inessive		maussa	mauissa
elative		mausta	mauista
illative		makuun	makuihin
adessive		maulla	mauilla
ablative		maulta	mauilta
allative		maulle	mauille
essive		makuna	makuina
translative		mauksi	mauiksi
instructive		—	mauin
abessive		mautta	mauitta
comitative		—	makuineen

Synonyms

• (sense): makuaisti

Related terms

• maistaa
• maistaja
• maistella
• maistua
• maustaa
• mauste

Anagrams

• kamu, muka

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Japanese

Romanization

maku

1. Rōmaji transcription of まく

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Kayardild

Noun

maku

1. woman

References

• Nicholas Evans, A Grammar of Kayardild: With Historical-comparative Notes on Tangkic

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Latvian

Noun

maku m

1. accusative singular form of maks
2. instrumental singular form of maks
3. genitive plural form of maks

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Lower Sorbian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmaku/

Noun

maku

1. locative singular of mak

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Pitjantjatjara

Noun

maku

1. witchety grub

References

• Paul A. Eckert (2007) Pitjantjatjara / Yankunytjatjara Picture Dictionary‎^[1], IAD Press, →ISBN

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Polish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈma.ku/

Noun

maku

1. inflection of mak:
   1. genitive singular
   2. locative singular
   3. vocative singular

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Tocharian A

Etymology

From Proto-Tocharian *mekwā (compare Tocharian B mekwa), from Proto-Indo-European *h₃nogʰ-. Compare also Old Armenian մագիլ (magil).

Noun

maku

1. (anatomy) nails, fingernails