tuku

See also: tuků and tʉkʉ

Finnish

Etymology

Possibly from Swedish tacka (“ewe”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈtuku/, [ˈt̪uku]
• Rhymes: -uku
• Syllabification^(key): tu‧ku

Interjection

tuku

1. (often repeated) Used to call sheep (to move towards the speaker).

Further reading

• “tuku”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎^[2] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-03

Anagrams

• kutu, kuut

Javanese

Romanization

tuku

1. Romanization of ꦠꦸꦏꦸ

Kanakanabu

Noun

tuku

1. hoe

Maori

Etymology

From Proto-Polynesian *tuku (“to let go, to release”) (compare with Tokelauan tuku, Samoan tuʻu, Tahitian tuʻu and Hawaiian kuʻu).

Verb

tuku

1. to slacken, to let go
2. to release
3. to permit, allow
4. to give up

Noun

tuku

1. offering
2. presentation, submission

Derived terms

• kōtukutuku

Further reading

• “tuku” in John C. Moorfield, Te Aka: Maori–English, English–Maori Dictionary and Index, 3rd edition, Longman/Pearson Education New Zealand, 2011, →ISBN.

Polish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈtu.ku/
• Rhymes: -uku
• Syllabification: tu‧ku

Noun

tuku m inan

1. genitive/locative/vocative singular of tuk

Quechua

Noun

tuku

1. A great horned owl (Bubo virginianus); an owl, generally

Declension

declension of tuku

	singular	plural
nominative	tuku	tukukuna
accusative	tukuta	tukukunata
dative	tukuman	tukukunaman
genitive	tukup	tukukunap
locative	tukupi	tukukunapi
terminative	tukukama	tukukunakama
ablative	tukumanta	tukukunamanta
instrumental	tukuwan	tukukunawan
comitative	tukuntin	tukukunantin
abessive	tukunnaq	tukukunannaq
comparative	tukuhina	tukukunahina
causative	tukurayku	tukukunarayku
benefactive	tukupaq	tukukunapaq
associative	tukupura	tukukunapura
distributive	tukunka	tukukunanka
exclusive	tukulla	tukukunalla

possessive forms of tuku

ñuqap - first-person singular

ñuqap (my)	singular	plural
nominative	tukuy	tukuykuna
accusative	tukuyta	tukuykunata
dative	tukuyman	tukuykunaman
genitive	tukuypa	tukuykunap
locative	tukuypi	tukuykunapi
terminative	tukuykama	tukuykunakama
ablative	tukuymanta	tukuykunamanta
instrumental	tukuywan	tukuykunawan
comitative	tukuynintin	tukuykunantin
abessive	tukuyninnaq	tukuykunannaq
comparative	tukuyhina	tukuykunahina
causative	tukuyrayku	tukuykunarayku
benefactive	tukuypaq	tukuykunapaq
associative	tukuypura	tukuykunapura
distributive	tukuyninka	tukuykunanka
exclusive	tukuylla	tukuykunalla

qampa - second-person singular

qampa (your)	singular	plural
nominative	tukuyki	tukuykikuna
accusative	tukuykita	tukuykikunata
dative	tukuykiman	tukuykikunaman
genitive	tukuykipa	tukuykikunap
locative	tukuykipi	tukuykikunapi
terminative	tukuykikama	tukuykikunakama
ablative	tukuykimanta	tukuykikunamanta
instrumental	tukuykiwan	tukuykikunawan
comitative	tukuykintin	tukuykikunantin
abessive	tukuykinnaq	tukuykikunannaq
comparative	tukuykihina	tukuykikunahina
causative	tukuykirayku	tukuykikunarayku
benefactive	tukuykipaq	tukuykikunapaq
associative	tukuykipura	tukuykikunapura
distributive	tukuykinka	tukuykikunanka
exclusive	tukuykilla	tukuykikunalla

paypa - third-person singular

paypa (his/her/its)	singular	plural
nominative	tukun	tukunkuna
accusative	tukunta	tukunkunata
dative	tukunman	tukunkunaman
genitive	tukunpa	tukunkunap
locative	tukunpi	tukunkunapi
terminative	tukunkama	tukunkunakama
ablative	tukunmanta	tukunkunamanta
instrumental	tukunwan	tukunkunawan
comitative	tukunintin	tukunkunantin
abessive	tukunninnaq	tukunkunannaq
comparative	tukunhina	tukunkunahina
causative	tukunrayku	tukunkunarayku
benefactive	tukunpaq	tukunkunapaq
associative	tukunpura	tukunkunapura
distributive	tukuninka	tukunkunanka
exclusive	tukunlla	tukunkunalla

ñuqanchikpa - first-person inclusive plural

ñuqanchikpa (our(incl))	singular	plural
nominative	tukunchik	tukunchikkuna
accusative	tukunchikta	tukunchikkunata
dative	tukunchikman	tukunchikkunaman
genitive	tukunchikpa	tukunchikkunap
locative	tukunchikpi	tukunchikkunapi
terminative	tukunchikkama	tukunchikkunakama
ablative	tukunchikmanta	tukunchikkunamanta
instrumental	tukunchikwan	tukunchikkunawan
comitative	tukunchiknintin	tukunchikkunantin
abessive	tukunchikninnaq	tukunchikkunannaq
comparative	tukunchikhina	tukunchikkunahina
causative	tukunchikrayku	tukunchikkunarayku
benefactive	tukunchikpaq	tukunchikkunapaq
associative	tukunchikpura	tukunchikkunapura
distributive	tukunchikninka	tukunchikkunanka
exclusive	tukunchiklla	tukunchikkunalla

ñuqaykup - first-person exclusive plural

ñuqaykup (our(excl))	singular	plural
nominative	tukuyku	tukuykukuna
accusative	tukuykuta	tukuykukunata
dative	tukuykuman	tukuykukunaman
genitive	tukuykupa	tukuykukunap
locative	tukuykupi	tukuykukunapi
terminative	tukuykukama	tukuykukunakama
ablative	tukuykumanta	tukuykukunamanta
instrumental	tukuykuwan	tukuykukunawan
comitative	tukuykuntin	tukuykukunantin
abessive	tukuykunnaq	tukuykukunannaq
comparative	tukuykuhina	tukuykukunahina
causative	tukuykurayku	tukuykukunarayku
benefactive	tukuykupaq	tukuykukunapaq
associative	tukuykupura	tukuykukunapura
distributive	tukuykunka	tukuykukunanka
exclusive	tukuykulla	tukuykukunalla

qamkunap - second-person plural

qamkunap (your(pl))	singular	plural
nominative	tukuykichik	tukuykichikkuna
accusative	tukuykichikta	tukuykichikkunata
dative	tukuykichikman	tukuykichikkunaman
genitive	tukuykichikpa	tukuykichikkunap
locative	tukuykichikpi	tukuykichikkunapi
terminative	tukuykichikkama	tukuykichikkunakama
ablative	tukuykichikmanta	tukuykichikkunamanta
instrumental	tukuykichikwan	tukuykichikkunawan
comitative	tukuykichiknintin	tukuykichikkunantin
abessive	tukuykichikninnaq	tukuykichikkunannaq
comparative	tukuykichikhina	tukuykichikkunahina
causative	tukuykichikrayku	tukuykichikkunarayku
benefactive	tukuykichikpaq	tukuykichikkunapaq
associative	tukuykichikpura	tukuykichikkunapura
distributive	tukuykichikninka	tukuykichikkunanka
exclusive	tukuykichiklla	tukuykichikkunalla

paykunap - third-person plural

paykunap (their)	singular	plural
nominative	tukunku	tukunkukuna
accusative	tukunkuta	tukunkukunata
dative	tukunkuman	tukunkukunaman
genitive	tukunkupa	tukunkukunap
locative	tukunkupi	tukunkukunapi
terminative	tukunkukama	tukunkukunakama
ablative	tukunkumanta	tukunkukunamanta
instrumental	tukunkuwan	tukunkukunawan
comitative	tukunkuntin	tukunkukunantin
abessive	tukunkunnaq	tukunkukunannaq
comparative	tukunkuhina	tukunkukunahina
causative	tukunkurayku	tukunkukunarayku
benefactive	tukunkupaq	tukunkukunapaq
associative	tukunkupura	tukunkukunapura
distributive	tukunkunka	tukunkukunanka
exclusive	tukunkulla	tukunkukunalla

Serbo-Croatian

Verb

tuku (Cyrillic spelling туку)

1. third-person plural present of tući

Sumerian

Romanization

tuku

1. Romanization of 𒌇 (tuku)

Tausug

Noun

tuku

1. pole (used to support something)

Ternate

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈtu.ku]

Verb

tuku

1. (stative) to be slanting, sloping

Conjugation

Conjugation of tuku
	Singular	Plural
	Inclusive	Exclusive
1st	totuku	fotuku	mituku
2nd	notuku	nituku
3rd	Masculine	otuku	ituku, yotuku†
Feminine	motuku
Neuter	ituku
† - archaic

References

• Rika Hayami-Allen (2001) A descriptive study of the language of Ternate, the northern Moluccas, Indonesia, University of Pittsburgh

Tetum

Noun

tuku

1. hour

Verb

tuku

1. to beat, to strike

Tokelauan

Etymology

From Proto-Polynesian *tuku. Cognates include Hawaiian kuʻu and Samoan tuʻu.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈtu.ku]
• Hyphenation: tu‧ku

Noun

tuku

1. A rope on a traditional canoe.

Verb

tuku

1. (transitive) to put
2. (transitive) to leave
3. (transitive) to stop
4. (transitive) to allow
5. (transitive) to presume
6. (transitive) to blame
7. (transitive, of canoes) to move

Verb

tuku (plural tatuku)

1. (transitive, of trees) to cut down
2. (transitive, of blinds) to let down

Derived terms

• tukufakatahi

 

References

• R. Simona, editor (1986), Tokelau Dictionary‎^[3], Auckland: Office of Tokelau Affairs, page 405

Tuvaluan

Verb

tuku

1. To give

Yámana

Noun

tuku

1. husband, wife, marriage