tuku

See also: tuků, tʉkʉ, and Tuku

Ao

Etymology

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Cardinal: tuku

From Proto-Central Naga *t-ku, from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *tə-ŋguʔ.

Pronunciation

• (Chungli) IPA^(key): /tu˥.ku˥/, [tu˥.ku˥]

Numeral

tuku

1. (Chungli) nine

Further reading

• Bruhn, Daniel Wayne (2014), A Phonological Reconstruction of Proto-Central Naga‎^[2], Berkeley: University of California, pages 54, 198
• Gowda, K. S. Gurubasave (1985), Ao-English-Hindi Dictionary, Mysore: Central Institute of Indian Languages, page 46
• Clark, Mary M. (1893), Ao Naga grammar with illustrative phrases and vocabulary, Molung: Assam Secretariat Printing Office, page 44

Finnish

Etymology

Possibly from Swedish tacka (“ewe”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈtuku/, [ˈt̪uku]
• Rhymes: -uku
• Syllabification^(key): tu‧ku
• Hyphenation^(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]‎^[3] (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

• kutu, kuut

Javanese

Romanization

tuku

1. romanization of ꦠꦸꦏꦸ

Kanakanabu

Noun

tuku

1. hoe

Māori

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈtuku/ [ˈtʉkʉ]

Verb

tuku (passive tukua or tukuna)

1. to slacken, to let go
2. to release
3. to permit, allow
4. to give up
5. to present, to offer
6. to send
7. to post

   I tukua Heremi tētahi pānui mō te huihui puoro i nanahi.

   Jeremy posted an article about yesterday's concert.

Derived terms

• kaituku
• tukunga

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

Pronunciation

• (Sinūgan Parianun) IPA^(key): /tuku/ [t̪ʊˈk̠u]
• Rhymes: -u
• Syllabification: tu‧ku

Noun

tuku (Sulat Sūg spelling تُكُ)

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 person		totuku	fotuku	mituku
2nd person		notuku	nituku
3rd person	masculine	otuku	ituku yotuku (archaic)
	feminine	motuku
	neuter	ituku

References

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

Tetum

Etymology

Sense of "hour" influenced by Indonesian pukul (“hour, o'clock”)

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^[4], Auckland: Office of Tokelau Affairs, page 405

Tuvaluan

Verb

tuku

1. To give

Yámana

Noun

tuku

1. husband, wife, marriage