maku

See also: mākû, mä̆kŭ, and mą̀ku-

Finnish

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *maku, from the same root as *makeda.

Pronunciation

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

Noun

maku

1. taste, flavor

   olla jnk makuunsa ― to be to one's liking

2. sense of taste
3. flavor, variety

   uudet jäätelömaut ― new ice cream flavors

4. (physics) flavor of a quark or a lepton

Declension

Inflection of maku (Kotus type 1*D/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

Possessive forms of maku (type valo)
possessor	singular	plural
1st person	makuni	makumme
2nd person	makusi	makunne
3rd person	makunsa

Synonyms

• (sense): makuaisti

Related terms

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

Anagrams

• kamu, muka

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Ingrian

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *maku. Cognates include Finnish maku and Estonian magu.

Pronunciation

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

Noun

maku

1. taste, flavour

Declension

Declension of maku (type 4/koivu, k- gradation, gemination)
	singular	plural
nominative	maku	maut
genitive	maun	makkuin, makuloin
partitive	makkua	makuja, makuloja
illative	makkuu	makkui, makuloihe
inessive	maus	makuis, makulois
elative	maust	makuist, makuloist
allative	maulle	makuille, makuloille
adessive	maul	makuil, makuloil
ablative	mault	makuilt, makuloilt
translative	mauks	makuiks, makuloiks
essive	makunna, makkuun	makuinna, makuloinna, makkuin, makuloin
exessive1)	makunt	makuint, makuloint
1) obsolete *) the accusative corresponds with either the genitive (sg) or nominative (pl) **) the comitative is formed by adding the suffix -ka? or -kä? to the genitive.

References

• Ruben E. Nirvi (1971) Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 290

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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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Namuyi

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ma˧ku˧]

Verb

maku

1. to grab

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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/
• Rhymes: -aku
• Syllabification: ma‧ku

Noun

maku

1. genitive/locative/vocative singular of mak

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Tocharian A

Etymology

From Proto-Tocharian *mekwā (compare Tocharian B mekwa), from Proto-Indo-European *h₃nogʰ-.

Noun

maku

1. (anatomy) nails, fingernails

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Yámana

Noun

maku

1. son