kaku
See also: Kaku and kaķu
Estonian
Noun
kaku
- genitive singular of kakk
Indonesian
Adjective
kaku
- stiff
Japanese
Romanization
kaku
- Rōmaji transcription of かく
Jerung
Noun
kaku
- water
References
- J. R. Opgenort, About Chaurasia, in Linguistics of the Himalayas and Beyond
Kongo
Noun
kaku (singular kaku, singular dikaku, plural makaku)
- monkey
Descendants
- → Portuguese: macaco
- → English: macaco
- → French: macaque
- → Czech: makak
- → Dutch: makaak
- → English: macaque
- → Irish: meacaic
- → Finnish: makaki
- → Greek: μακάκος (makákos)
- Haitian Creole: makak
- → Polish: makak
- → Romanian: macac
- → Russian: мака́ка (makáka)
- → Italian: macaco
- → Japanese: マカク (makaku)
- → Mirandese: macaco
- → Spanish: macaco
Latvian
Noun
kaku f
- accusative singular form of kaka
- instrumental singular form of kaka
- genitive plural form of kaka
Lower Sorbian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈkaku]
Determiner
kaku
- accusative feminine singular of kaki
Quechua
Noun
kaku
- maternal uncle
Declension
declension of kaku
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | kaku | kakukuna |
| accusative | kakuta | kakukunata |
| dative | kakuman | kakukunaman |
| genitive | kakup | kakukunap |
| locative | kakupi | kakukunapi |
| terminative | kakukama | kakukunakama |
| ablative | kakumanta | kakukunamanta |
| instrumental | kakuwan | kakukunawan |
| comitative | kakuntin | kakukunantin |
| abessive | kakunnaq | kakukunannaq |
| comparative | kakuhina | kakukunahina |
| causative | kakurayku | kakukunarayku |
| benefactive | kakupaq | kakukunapaq |
| associative | kakupura | kakukunapura |
| distributive | kakunka | kakukunanka |
| exclusive | kakulla | kakukunalla |
possessive forms of kaku
ñuqap - first-person singular
| ñuqap (my) | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | kakuy | kakuykuna |
| accusative | kakuyta | kakuykunata |
| dative | kakuyman | kakuykunaman |
| genitive | kakuypa | kakuykunap |
| locative | kakuypi | kakuykunapi |
| terminative | kakuykama | kakuykunakama |
| ablative | kakuymanta | kakuykunamanta |
| instrumental | kakuywan | kakuykunawan |
| comitative | kakuynintin | kakuykunantin |
| abessive | kakuyninnaq | kakuykunannaq |
| comparative | kakuyhina | kakuykunahina |
| causative | kakuyrayku | kakuykunarayku |
| benefactive | kakuypaq | kakuykunapaq |
| associative | kakuypura | kakuykunapura |
| distributive | kakuyninka | kakuykunanka |
| exclusive | kakuylla | kakuykunalla |
qampa - second-person singular
| qampa (your) | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | kakuyki | kakuykikuna |
| accusative | kakuykita | kakuykikunata |
| dative | kakuykiman | kakuykikunaman |
| genitive | kakuykipa | kakuykikunap |
| locative | kakuykipi | kakuykikunapi |
| terminative | kakuykikama | kakuykikunakama |
| ablative | kakuykimanta | kakuykikunamanta |
| instrumental | kakuykiwan | kakuykikunawan |
| comitative | kakuykintin | kakuykikunantin |
| abessive | kakuykinnaq | kakuykikunannaq |
| comparative | kakuykihina | kakuykikunahina |
| causative | kakuykirayku | kakuykikunarayku |
| benefactive | kakuykipaq | kakuykikunapaq |
| associative | kakuykipura | kakuykikunapura |
| distributive | kakuykinka | kakuykikunanka |
| exclusive | kakuykilla | kakuykikunalla |
paypa - third-person singular
| paypa (his/her/its) | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | kakun | kakunkuna |
| accusative | kakunta | kakunkunata |
| dative | kakunman | kakunkunaman |
| genitive | kakunpa | kakunkunap |
| locative | kakunpi | kakunkunapi |
| terminative | kakunkama | kakunkunakama |
| ablative | kakunmanta | kakunkunamanta |
| instrumental | kakunwan | kakunkunawan |
| comitative | kakunintin | kakunkunantin |
| abessive | kakunninnaq | kakunkunannaq |
| comparative | kakunhina | kakunkunahina |
| causative | kakunrayku | kakunkunarayku |
| benefactive | kakunpaq | kakunkunapaq |
| associative | kakunpura | kakunkunapura |
| distributive | kakuninka | kakunkunanka |
| exclusive | kakunlla | kakunkunalla |
ñuqanchikpa - first-person inclusive plural
| ñuqanchikpa (our(incl)) | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | kakunchik | kakunchikkuna |
| accusative | kakunchikta | kakunchikkunata |
| dative | kakunchikman | kakunchikkunaman |
| genitive | kakunchikpa | kakunchikkunap |
| locative | kakunchikpi | kakunchikkunapi |
| terminative | kakunchikkama | kakunchikkunakama |
| ablative | kakunchikmanta | kakunchikkunamanta |
| instrumental | kakunchikwan | kakunchikkunawan |
| comitative | kakunchiknintin | kakunchikkunantin |
| abessive | kakunchikninnaq | kakunchikkunannaq |
| comparative | kakunchikhina | kakunchikkunahina |
| causative | kakunchikrayku | kakunchikkunarayku |
| benefactive | kakunchikpaq | kakunchikkunapaq |
| associative | kakunchikpura | kakunchikkunapura |
| distributive | kakunchikninka | kakunchikkunanka |
| exclusive | kakunchiklla | kakunchikkunalla |
ñuqaykup - first-person exclusive plural
| ñuqaykup (our(excl)) | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | kakuyku | kakuykukuna |
| accusative | kakuykuta | kakuykukunata |
| dative | kakuykuman | kakuykukunaman |
| genitive | kakuykupa | kakuykukunap |
| locative | kakuykupi | kakuykukunapi |
| terminative | kakuykukama | kakuykukunakama |
| ablative | kakuykumanta | kakuykukunamanta |
| instrumental | kakuykuwan | kakuykukunawan |
| comitative | kakuykuntin | kakuykukunantin |
| abessive | kakuykunnaq | kakuykukunannaq |
| comparative | kakuykuhina | kakuykukunahina |
| causative | kakuykurayku | kakuykukunarayku |
| benefactive | kakuykupaq | kakuykukunapaq |
| associative | kakuykupura | kakuykukunapura |
| distributive | kakuykunka | kakuykukunanka |
| exclusive | kakuykulla | kakuykukunalla |
qamkunap - second-person plural
| qamkunap (your(pl)) | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | kakuykichik | kakuykichikkuna |
| accusative | kakuykichikta | kakuykichikkunata |
| dative | kakuykichikman | kakuykichikkunaman |
| genitive | kakuykichikpa | kakuykichikkunap |
| locative | kakuykichikpi | kakuykichikkunapi |
| terminative | kakuykichikkama | kakuykichikkunakama |
| ablative | kakuykichikmanta | kakuykichikkunamanta |
| instrumental | kakuykichikwan | kakuykichikkunawan |
| comitative | kakuykichiknintin | kakuykichikkunantin |
| abessive | kakuykichikninnaq | kakuykichikkunannaq |
| comparative | kakuykichikhina | kakuykichikkunahina |
| causative | kakuykichikrayku | kakuykichikkunarayku |
| benefactive | kakuykichikpaq | kakuykichikkunapaq |
| associative | kakuykichikpura | kakuykichikkunapura |
| distributive | kakuykichikninka | kakuykichikkunanka |
| exclusive | kakuykichiklla | kakuykichikkunalla |
paykunap - third-person plural
| paykunap (their) | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | kakunku | kakunkukuna |
| accusative | kakunkuta | kakunkukunata |
| dative | kakunkuman | kakunkukunaman |
| genitive | kakunkupa | kakunkukunap |
| locative | kakunkupi | kakunkukunapi |
| terminative | kakunkukama | kakunkukunakama |
| ablative | kakunkumanta | kakunkukunamanta |
| instrumental | kakunkuwan | kakunkukunawan |
| comitative | kakunkuntin | kakunkukunantin |
| abessive | kakunkunnaq | kakunkukunannaq |
| comparative | kakunkuhina | kakunkukunahina |
| causative | kakunkurayku | kakunkukunarayku |
| benefactive | kakunkupaq | kakunkukunapaq |
| associative | kakunkupura | kakunkukunapura |
| distributive | kakunkunka | kakunkukunanka |
| exclusive | kakunkulla | kakunkukunalla |
Sakizaya
Pronoun
kaku
- I
Teop
Verb
kaku
- to break
References
- Ulrike Mosel, The Teop sketch grammar
Wambule
Noun
kaku
- water
References
- J. R. Opgenort, About Chaurasia, in Linguistics of the Himalayas and Beyond
- J. R. Opgenort, A Grammar of Wambule
Wanyi
Noun
kaku
- fish
References
- Mary Laughren, Rob Pensalfini, Tom Mylne, Accounting for verb-initial order in an Australian language, in Verb First: On the syntax of verb-initial languages (2005)
West Makian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈka.ku/
Verb
kaku
- (stative) to be small
Conjugation
| Conjugation of kaku (stative verb) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | |||
| inclusive | exclusive | |||
| 1st person | tikaku | mikaku | akaku | |
| 2nd person | nikaku | fikaku | ||
| 3rd person | inanimate | ikaku | dikaku | |
| animate | makaku | |||
| imperative | —, kaku | —, kaku | ||
References
- Clemens Voorhoeve (1982) The Makian languages and their neighbours, Pacific linguistics
Yosondúa Mixtec
Etymology 1
From Proto-Mixtec *kákú.
Verb
kaku
- (intransitive) be born
Etymology 2
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Verb
kaku
- (intrnasitive) escape
References
- Beaty de Farris, Kathryn; et al. (2012) Diccionario básico del mixteco de Yosondúa, Oaxaca (Serie de vocabularios y diccionarios indígenas “Mariano Silva y Aceves”; 46) (in Spanish), third edition, Instituto Lingüístico de Verano, A.C., page 24