paku

See also: pakʉ, páku, pąku, pakū, and pākū

Brunei Malay

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pa.ku/

Noun

paku

1. nail (metal)

Esperanto

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpaku/
• Rhymes: -aku
• Syllabification: pa‧ku

Verb

paku

1. imperative of paki

Estonian

Noun

paku

1. genitive singular of pakk

Finnish

Etymology

Clipping of pakettiauto +‎ -u.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpɑku/, [ˈpɑ̝ku]

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• Rhymes: -ɑku
• Syllabification^(key): pa‧ku
• Hyphenation^(key): pa‧ku

Noun

paku (colloquial)

1. van (vehicle)

Declension

Inflection of paku (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation)
nominative		paku	pakut
genitive		pakun	pakujen
partitive		pakua	pakuja
illative		pakuun	pakuihin
		singular	plural
nominative		paku	pakut
accusative	nom.	paku	pakut
	gen.	pakun
genitive		pakun	pakujen
partitive		pakua	pakuja
inessive		pakussa	pakuissa
elative		pakusta	pakuista
illative		pakuun	pakuihin
adessive		pakulla	pakuilla
ablative		pakulta	pakuilta
allative		pakulle	pakuille
essive		pakuna	pakuina
translative		pakuksi	pakuiksi
abessive		pakutta	pakuitta
instructive		—	pakuin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

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

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative pakuni pakuni accusative nom. pakuni pakuni gen. pakuni genitive pakuni pakujeni partitive pakuani pakujani inessive pakussani pakuissani elative pakustani pakuistani illative pakuuni pakuihini adessive pakullani pakuillani ablative pakultani pakuiltani allative pakulleni pakuilleni essive pakunani pakuinani translative pakukseni pakuikseni abessive pakuttani pakuittani instructive — — comitative — pakuineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative pakusi pakusi accusative nom. pakusi pakusi gen. pakusi genitive pakusi pakujesi partitive pakuasi pakujasi inessive pakussasi pakuissasi elative pakustasi pakuistasi illative pakuusi pakuihisi adessive pakullasi pakuillasi ablative pakultasi pakuiltasi allative pakullesi pakuillesi essive pakunasi pakuinasi translative pakuksesi pakuiksesi abessive pakuttasi pakuittasi instructive — — comitative — pakuinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative pakumme pakumme accusative nom. pakumme pakumme gen. pakumme genitive pakumme pakujemme partitive pakuamme pakujamme inessive pakussamme pakuissamme elative pakustamme pakuistamme illative pakuumme pakuihimme adessive pakullamme pakuillamme ablative pakultamme pakuiltamme allative pakullemme pakuillemme essive pakunamme pakuinamme translative pakuksemme pakuiksemme abessive pakuttamme pakuittamme instructive — — comitative — pakuinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative pakunne pakunne accusative nom. pakunne pakunne gen. pakunne genitive pakunne pakujenne partitive pakuanne pakujanne inessive pakussanne pakuissanne elative pakustanne pakuistanne illative pakuunne pakuihinne adessive pakullanne pakuillanne ablative pakultanne pakuiltanne allative pakullenne pakuillenne essive pakunanne pakuinanne translative pakuksenne pakuiksenne abessive pakuttanne pakuittanne instructive — — comitative — pakuinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative pakunsa pakunsa accusative nom. pakunsa pakunsa gen. pakunsa genitive pakunsa pakujensa partitive pakuaan pakuansa pakujaan pakujansa inessive pakussaan pakussansa pakuissaan pakuissansa elative pakustaan pakustansa pakuistaan pakuistansa illative pakuunsa pakuihinsa adessive pakullaan pakullansa pakuillaan pakuillansa ablative pakultaan pakultansa pakuiltaan pakuiltansa allative pakulleen pakullensa pakuilleen pakuillensa essive pakunaan pakunansa pakuinaan pakuinansa translative pakukseen pakuksensa pakuikseen pakuiksensa abessive pakuttaan pakuttansa pakuittaan pakuittansa instructive — — comitative — pakuineen pakuinensa

Synonyms

• pakettiauto

Derived terms

compounds

• mustapaku

Further reading

• “paku”, 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 3 July 2023

Anagrams

• kapu

Indonesian

Pronunciation

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /ˈpaku/ [ˈpa.ku]
• Rhymes: -aku
• Syllabification: pa‧ku

Etymology 1

From Malay paku, from Classical Malay paku. Compare to Javanese ꦥꦏꦸ (paku), Balinese paku, Old Javanese paku, pakö.

Noun

paku

1. nail (fastener with a sharp point on one end)

   Near-synonym: pasak

Compounds

• paku bana
• paku batu
• paku bumi
• paku buta
• paku jamur
• paku keling
• paku kertas
• paku payung
• paku pemotong
• paku sekrup
• paku spiral
• paku ulir

Etymology 2

From Malay paku, from Classical Malay paku, from Proto-Malayic *paku(ʔ), from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *paku, from Proto-Austronesian *pahəku (“bracken; edible fern that grows by rivers”).

Noun

paku

1. fern

   Synonyms: pakis, tanjung

Compounds

• paku air
• paku ekor kuda
• paku kawat
• paku laut
• paku lipan harimau
• paku rotan
• paku sayur

Further reading

• “paku”, in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia [Great Dictionary of the Indonesian Language] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016

Jabutí

Noun

paku

1. woman

Further reading

• E R Ribeiro, Nimuendajú Was Right: The Inclusion of the Jabutí Language Family (IJAL)

Japanese

Romanization

paku

1. Rōmaji transcription of パク

Javanese

Romanization

paku

1. romanization of ꦥꦏꦸ

Kapampangan

Noun

paku

1. nail

Verb

paku

1. to nail

Latvian

Noun

paku f

1. inflection of paka:
   1. accusative/instrumental singular
   2. genitive plural

Lindu

Etymology

Cognate with Tagalog pako.

Noun

paku

1. fern

Malay

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpaku/ [ˈpa.ku]
• Rhymes: -aku, -u
• Hyphenation: pa‧ku

Etymology 1

Inherited from Proto-Malayic *paku(ʔ), from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *paku, from Proto-Austronesian *pahəku (“bracken; edible fern that grows by rivers”).

Noun

paku (Jawi spelling ڤاکو, plural paku-pakis)

1. fern

   Synonym: pakis

Hyponyms

• tunjuk langit

Derived terms

Affixed terms and other derivations

Regular affixed derivations:

• berpaku [stative / habitual] (beR-)

Irregular affixed derivations, other derivations and compound words:

• paku acu
• paku air
• paku cai
• paku gajah
• paku haji
• paku hias
• paku ikan
• paku jelai
• paku langsuyar
• paku larat
• paku lipan
• paku mega
• paku miding
• paku padang
• paku pelanduk
• paku piai
• paku ranih
• paku ranu
• paku rawan
• paku sisik
• paku tanjung
• paku ubil
• paku ulat
• paku unkut
• pucuk paku

Descendants

• > Indonesian: paku (inherited)
• → Chinese: 巴姑菜 (bāgūcài)

Etymology 2

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

Noun

paku (Jawi spelling ڤاکو, plural paku-paku or paku²)

1. nail (metal)

   Synonym: pasak besi

Derived terms

Affixed terms and other derivations

Regular affixed derivations:

• pemaku [agentive / qualitative / instrumental / abstract / measure] (peN-)
• pemakuan [agentive / qualitative / instrumental / abstract / measure + resultative / locative / collective / variety / verbal noun / fruit] (peN- + -an)
• memaku [agent focus] (meN-)
• memakukan [agent focus + causative benefactive] (meN- + -kan)
• dipaku [patient focus] (di-)
• dipakukan [patient focus + causative benefactive] (di- + -kan)
• terpaku [agentless action] (teR-)
• berpaku [stative / habitual] (beR-)

Irregular affixed derivations, other derivations and compound words:

• harga paku
• paku Belanda
• paku kembang
• paku payung
• paku pelir itik
• paku rebana

Descendants

• Indonesian: paku

Further reading

• "paku" in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu (PRPM) [Malay Literary Reference Centre (PRPM)] (in Malay), Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017

Sundanese

Etymology 1

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *paku, from Proto-Austronesian *pahəku (“bracken; edible fern that grows by rivers”).

Noun

paku (Sundanese script ᮕᮊᮥ)

1. fern

Derived terms

• paku andam
• paku cacing
• paku cai
• paku duduitan
• paku haji
• paku hata diuk
• paku hurang
• paku langlayangan
• paku rané
• paku sayur
• paku tihang beureum

Etymology 2

Compare Javanese ꦥꦏꦸ (paku), Malay paku.

Noun

paku (Sundanese script ᮕᮊᮥ)

1. nail (fastener with a sharp point on one end)

Derived terms

• papakon

Further reading

• "PAKOE", in Coolsma, S (1913), Soendaneesch-Hollandsch Woordenboek (in Dutch), Leiden: A.W. Sijthoff's Uitgeversmaatschappij