chuk
Chuukese
Etymology
From Proto-Chuukic *cuku.
Noun
chuk
- mountain
Proper noun
chuk
- Chuuk
Semai
Etymology
From Proto-Aslian [Term?], from Proto-Mon-Khmer [Term?]. Compare War-Jaintia cʰo, Central Mnong čik čơk, Proto-Vietic *coːʔ.
Noun
chuk[1]
- grashopper
Synonyms
- beralang
References
- Basrim bin Ngah Aching (2008) Kamus Engròq Semay – Engròq Malaysia, Kamus Bahasa Semai – Bahasa Malaysia, Bangi: Institut Alam dan Tamadun Melayu, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia
Southeastern Tepehuan
Etymology
Cognate with Northern Tepehuan túku, O'odham s-cuk.
Adjective
chuk (plural chutuk)
- black
- dark
- dirty
Related terms
- chukgam
- tuklhiaꞌ
References
- R. de Willett, Elizabeth, et al. (2016) Diccionario tepehuano de Santa María Ocotán, Durango (Serie de vocabularios y diccionarios indígenas “Mariano Silva y Aceves”; 48) (in Spanish), electronic edition, Instituto Lingüístico de Verano, A.C., page 44