naku

See also: nāku and -naku

Finnish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈnɑku/, [ˈnɑ̝ku]
• Rhymes: -ɑku
• Syllabification^(key): na‧ku
• Hyphenation^(key): na‧ku

Etymology 1

From Swedish naken (“naked”).

Adjective

naku (comparative nakumpi, superlative nakuin) (colloquial)

1. naked, nude

Declension

Inflection of naku (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation)
nominative		naku	nakut
genitive		nakun	nakujen
partitive		nakua	nakuja
illative		nakuun	nakuihin
		singular	plural
nominative		naku	nakut
accusative	nom.	naku	nakut
	gen.	nakun
genitive		nakun	nakujen
partitive		nakua	nakuja
inessive		nakussa	nakuissa
elative		nakusta	nakuista
illative		nakuun	nakuihin
adessive		nakulla	nakuilla
ablative		nakulta	nakuilta
allative		nakulle	nakuille
essive		nakuna	nakuina
translative		nakuksi	nakuiksi
abessive		nakutta	nakuitta
instructive		—	nakuin
comitative		—	nakuine

Possessive forms of naku (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation)
Rare. Only used with substantive adjectives.
first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative nakuni nakuni accusative nom. nakuni nakuni gen. nakuni genitive nakuni nakujeni partitive nakuani nakujani inessive nakussani nakuissani elative nakustani nakuistani illative nakuuni nakuihini adessive nakullani nakuillani ablative nakultani nakuiltani allative nakulleni nakuilleni essive nakunani nakuinani translative nakukseni nakuikseni abessive nakuttani nakuittani instructive — — comitative — nakuineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative nakusi nakusi accusative nom. nakusi nakusi gen. nakusi genitive nakusi nakujesi partitive nakuasi nakujasi inessive nakussasi nakuissasi elative nakustasi nakuistasi illative nakuusi nakuihisi adessive nakullasi nakuillasi ablative nakultasi nakuiltasi allative nakullesi nakuillesi essive nakunasi nakuinasi translative nakuksesi nakuiksesi abessive nakuttasi nakuittasi instructive — — comitative — nakuinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative nakumme nakumme accusative nom. nakumme nakumme gen. nakumme genitive nakumme nakujemme partitive nakuamme nakujamme inessive nakussamme nakuissamme elative nakustamme nakuistamme illative nakuumme nakuihimme adessive nakullamme nakuillamme ablative nakultamme nakuiltamme allative nakullemme nakuillemme essive nakunamme nakuinamme translative nakuksemme nakuiksemme abessive nakuttamme nakuittamme instructive — — comitative — nakuinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative nakunne nakunne accusative nom. nakunne nakunne gen. nakunne genitive nakunne nakujenne partitive nakuanne nakujanne inessive nakussanne nakuissanne elative nakustanne nakuistanne illative nakuunne nakuihinne adessive nakullanne nakuillanne ablative nakultanne nakuiltanne allative nakullenne nakuillenne essive nakunanne nakuinanne translative nakuksenne nakuiksenne abessive nakuttanne nakuittanne instructive — — comitative — nakuinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative nakunsa nakunsa accusative nom. nakunsa nakunsa gen. nakunsa genitive nakunsa nakujensa partitive nakuaan nakuansa nakujaan nakujansa inessive nakussaan nakussansa nakuissaan nakuissansa elative nakustaan nakustansa nakuistaan nakuistansa illative nakuunsa nakuihinsa adessive nakullaan nakullansa nakuillaan nakuillansa ablative nakultaan nakultansa nakuiltaan nakuiltansa allative nakulleen nakullensa nakuilleen nakuillensa essive nakunaan nakunansa nakuinaan nakuinansa translative nakukseen nakuksensa nakuikseen nakuiksensa abessive nakuttaan nakuttansa nakuittaan nakuittansa instructive — — comitative — nakuineen nakuinensa

Synonyms

• (naked): alaston

Derived terms

• nakuilla
• nakuilu
• nakukuva
• nakulehti
• nakupelle
• nakuranta
• nakutyttö
• naku-uinti

Further reading

• “naku”, 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 1 July 2023

Etymology 2

Back-formation from nakuttaa (“to knock (as of a diesel engine)”).

Noun

naku (colloquial)

1. diesel car (automobile powered with a diesel engine)
2. diesel engine

Declension

Inflection of naku (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation)
nominative		naku	nakut
genitive		nakun	nakujen
partitive		nakua	nakuja
illative		nakuun	nakuihin
		singular	plural
nominative		naku	nakut
accusative	nom.	naku	nakut
	gen.	nakun
genitive		nakun	nakujen
partitive		nakua	nakuja
inessive		nakussa	nakuissa
elative		nakusta	nakuista
illative		nakuun	nakuihin
adessive		nakulla	nakuilla
ablative		nakulta	nakuilta
allative		nakulle	nakuille
essive		nakuna	nakuina
translative		nakuksi	nakuiksi
abessive		nakutta	nakuitta
instructive		—	nakuin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of naku (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative nakuni nakuni accusative nom. nakuni nakuni gen. nakuni genitive nakuni nakujeni partitive nakuani nakujani inessive nakussani nakuissani elative nakustani nakuistani illative nakuuni nakuihini adessive nakullani nakuillani ablative nakultani nakuiltani allative nakulleni nakuilleni essive nakunani nakuinani translative nakukseni nakuikseni abessive nakuttani nakuittani instructive — — comitative — nakuineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative nakusi nakusi accusative nom. nakusi nakusi gen. nakusi genitive nakusi nakujesi partitive nakuasi nakujasi inessive nakussasi nakuissasi elative nakustasi nakuistasi illative nakuusi nakuihisi adessive nakullasi nakuillasi ablative nakultasi nakuiltasi allative nakullesi nakuillesi essive nakunasi nakuinasi translative nakuksesi nakuiksesi abessive nakuttasi nakuittasi instructive — — comitative — nakuinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative nakumme nakumme accusative nom. nakumme nakumme gen. nakumme genitive nakumme nakujemme partitive nakuamme nakujamme inessive nakussamme nakuissamme elative nakustamme nakuistamme illative nakuumme nakuihimme adessive nakullamme nakuillamme ablative nakultamme nakuiltamme allative nakullemme nakuillemme essive nakunamme nakuinamme translative nakuksemme nakuiksemme abessive nakuttamme nakuittamme instructive — — comitative — nakuinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative nakunne nakunne accusative nom. nakunne nakunne gen. nakunne genitive nakunne nakujenne partitive nakuanne nakujanne inessive nakussanne nakuissanne elative nakustanne nakuistanne illative nakuunne nakuihinne adessive nakullanne nakuillanne ablative nakultanne nakuiltanne allative nakullenne nakuillenne essive nakunanne nakuinanne translative nakuksenne nakuiksenne abessive nakuttanne nakuittanne instructive — — comitative — nakuinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative nakunsa nakunsa accusative nom. nakunsa nakunsa gen. nakunsa genitive nakunsa nakujensa partitive nakuaan nakuansa nakujaan nakujansa inessive nakussaan nakussansa nakuissaan nakuissansa elative nakustaan nakustansa nakuistaan nakuistansa illative nakuunsa nakuihinsa adessive nakullaan nakullansa nakuillaan nakuillansa ablative nakultaan nakultansa nakuiltaan nakuiltansa allative nakulleen nakullensa nakuilleen nakuillensa essive nakunaan nakunansa nakuinaan nakuinansa translative nakukseen nakuksensa nakuikseen nakuiksensa abessive nakuttaan nakuttansa nakuittaan nakuittansa instructive — — comitative — nakuineen nakuinensa

Synonyms

• (diesel car): diesel, dieselauto
• (diesel engine): diesel, dieselmoottori

Anagrams

• akun, kuna

Hawaiian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈna.ku/, [ˈnɐ.ku]

Etymology 1

From Proto-Polynesian *natu (“knead”), from Proto-Oceanic.

Verb

naku(intransitive)

1. to wallow
2. to tread, to trample
3. to struggle

Derived terms

• hoʻonaku (causative)
• nakunaku (reduplicated form)
• naku liʻi (“groveler”)
• nākuʻi (“rumble”, verb)

Etymology 2

From Proto-Eastern Polynesian *ŋatu (“bulrush”).

Noun

naku

1. bulrush

Derived terms

• nānaku (“great bulrush”)

Further reading

• naku in Combined Hawaiian Dictionary, at trussel2.com.

Japanese

Romanization

naku

1. Rōmaji transcription of なく

Kapampangan

Alternative forms

• nako, na ku, na ko
• naco, na co
• na

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /nəˈku/ [nəˈxu]
• Hyphenation: na‧ku

Etymology 1

From na (“third person singular possessive/ergative”) +‎ ku (“I, my”). Compare Tagalog niya ako.

Pronoun

naku

1. Replaces niya aku, aku niya (she or he and me).

   Pintalan naku bale.

   S/he went to my house.

   Anak naku.

   I am her/his child.

See also

Kapampangan personal pronouns

		absolute		ergative	oblique
		disjunctive	enclitic
first person	singular	aku/i aku/yaku	ku		kanaku
	plural inclusive	ikatamu	katamu/tamu	tamu/ta	kekatamu
	plural exclusive	ikami, ike	kami/ke	mi	kekami/keke
second person	singular	ika	ka	mu	keka
	plural	ikayu/iko	kayu/ko	yu	kekayu/keko
third person	singular	iya/ya	ya	na	keya/kaya
	plural	ila	la	da/ra	karela

Etymology 2

From na (“already, now”) +‎ ku (“I, my”). Compare Tagalog na ako.

Adverb

naku

1. Replaces ku na, aku na or na aku (already and me).

   Ayan naku.

   I'm coming.

   Mas malinong makakalat na.

   I spread more clearly.

   Nokarin na?

   Now, where am I?

Tagalog

Alternative forms

• naco, nacu — obsolete, Spanish-based spelling
• nako

Etymology

Univerbation of ina (“mother”) +‎ ko (“my”). See also Spanish madre mía.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /naˈku/ [n̪ɐˈxʊ]
• Rhymes: -u
• Syllabification: na‧ku

Interjection

nakú (Baybayin spelling ᜈᜃᜓ)

1. an exclamation expressing surprise, wonder, fear, pain, etc.: oh my; my goodness

   Synonym: (Rizal) inakaw

Derived terms

• hay naku
• naks
• naku po

Further reading

• “naku”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, 2018
• John Kaufmann (1934), Visayan-English Dictionary‎^[2] (overall work in Hiligaynon and English), page 324

Veps

Etymology

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Adverb

naku

1. here, there (when presenting or pointing to something)

Synonyms

• sidʹ

References

• Zajceva, N. G.; Mullonen, M. I. (2007), “вот, тут”, in Uz’ venä-vepsläine vajehnik / Novyj russko-vepsskij slovarʹ [New Russian–Veps Dictionary]‎^[3], Petrozavodsk: Periodika