tuka

See also: tuką and tuka'

Bangi

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Bantu *-tʊ́k.

Verb

tuka

1. to torment

Cebuano

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Philippine *tukaq.

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: tu‧ka
• IPA^(key): /tuˈkaʔ/ [t̪ʊˈkaʔ]

Verb

tuka

1. to peck, to strike or pierce with the beak or bill

Central Bikol

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Philippine *tukaq.

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: tu‧ka
• IPA^(key): /tuˈkaʔ/ [tuˈkaʔ]

Noun

tukâ

1. beak, bill (of a bird)
2. peck
3. snakebite

   Synonyms: singot, simot

Derived terms

• magtuka
• mamuka
• panuka
• patuka
• tukaon

Coatepec Nahuatl

Noun

tuka

1. name.

Estonian

Noun

tuka

1. genitive singular of tukk

Lingala

Verb

-tuka (infinitive kotuka)

1. to insult

Northern Sotho

Verb

tuka

1. to cremate

Pangasinan

Etymology

Ultimately borrowed from Sanskrit चुक्रा (cukrā, “tamarind tree”), possibly through Malay cuka (“soured wine, vinegar”). Cognate with Central Bikol suka, Cebuano suka, Ilocano suka, Maranao soka', Tagalog suka, and Tausug suka'.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tuˈka/, [tʊˈka]

Noun

tuká

1. vinegar

Polish

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈtu.ka/
• Rhymes: -uka
• Syllabification: tu‧ka

Noun

tuka f

1. (fishing) type of fishing net

Declension

Declension of tuka

	singular	plural
nominative	tuka	tuki
genitive	tuki	tuk
dative	tuce	tukom
accusative	tukę	tuki
instrumental	tuką	tukami
locative	tuce	tukach
vocative	tuko	tuki

Further reading

• tuka in Polish dictionaries at PWN
• tuka in PWN's encyclopedia

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

Onomatopoeic.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tûka/
• Hyphenation: tu‧ka

Noun

tȕka f (Cyrillic spelling ту̏ка)

1. (regional) turkey (female)
2. (derogatory) foolish or stupid woman

Declension

Declension of tuka

	singular	plural
nominative	tȕka	tuke
genitive	tuke	tȗkā
dative	tuki	tukama
accusative	tuku	tuke
vocative	tuko	tuke
locative	tuki	tukama
instrumental	tukom	tukama

Antonyms

• puran

References

• “tuka”, in Hrvatski jezični portal [Croatian language portal] (in Serbo-Croatian), 2006–2026

Sotho

Verb

tuka

1. to burn

Tagalog

Etymology 1

Inherited from Proto-Philippine *tukaq. Compare Abenlen Ayta tuka, Central Bikol toka and Tausug tuka'.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /tuˈkaʔ/ [t̪ʊˈxaʔ]
• Rhymes: -aʔ
• Syllabification: tu‧ka

Noun

tukâ (Baybayin spelling ᜆᜓᜃ)

1. beak; bill (of a bird)
2. peck; stroke (of a beak or bill of a bird)

   Synonyms: pagtuka, tuktok, pagtuktok

3. mark made by such a peck or stroke
4. feeding time for fowls (in pecking seeds, grain, etc.)

   Synonym: pagpapatuka

5. sudden bite (of a snake, etc.)

   Synonym: tuklaw

Derived terms

• hinuka
• ipatuka
• isang kahig, isang tuka
• magpatuka
• manuka
• manghinuka
• matuka
• pagpapatuka
• pagtuka
• panghinuka
• patuka
• patukaan
• patukain
• tukaan
• tukain
• tukang-agila
• tumuka

Etymology 2

See toka.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ˈtuka/ [ˈt̪uː.xɐ]
• Rhymes: -uka
• Syllabification: tu‧ka

Noun

tuka (Baybayin spelling ᜆᜓᜃ)

1. alternative form of toka

Anagrams

• kuta, utak

Tiruray

Noun

tuka

1. peninsula

West Makian

Etymology

Likely from Malay tukar, from Portuguese trocar.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈt̪u.ka/

Verb

tuka

1. (transitive) to change

   ituka mefi ― it's shedding its skin (of a snake)

Conjugation

Conjugation of tuka (action verb)

		singular	plural
			inclusive	exclusive
1st person		totuka	motuka	atuka
2nd person		notuka	fotuka
3rd person	inanimate	ituka	dotuka
	animate
imperative		nutuka, tuka	futuka, tuka

References

• James Collins (1982), Further Notes Towards a West Makian Vocabulary‎^[1], Pacific linguistics

Yoruba

Alternative forms

• tú ká

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tú.ká/

Verb

túká

1. (splitting verb, transitive, intransitive) to disperse, to dissolve
2. (splitting verb, ergative) to scatter
3. (splitting verb, with ojú) to be cheerful, to cheer up

   Synonym: tújúká

Derived terms

• ìtúká (“dispersal”)
• ìtúniká (“dismissal”)
• ìtẹ́gbẹ́ká (“dissolution”)