naku
See also: nāku and -naku
Finnish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈnɑku/, [ˈnɑku]
- Rhymes: -ɑku
- Syllabification(key): na‧ku
Etymology 1
From Swedish naken (“naked”).
Adjective
naku (comparative nakumpi, superlative nakuin)
- (colloquial) naked, nude
Declension
| Inflection of naku (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | naku | nakut | |
| genitive | nakun | nakujen | |
| partitive | nakua | nakuja | |
| illative | nakuun | nakuihin | |
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | naku | nakut | |
| accusative | nom. | naku | nakut |
| gen. | nakun | ||
| genitive | nakun | nakujen | |
| partitive | nakua | nakuja | |
| inessive | nakussa | nakuissa | |
| elative | nakusta | nakuista | |
| illative | nakuun | nakuihin | |
| adessive | nakulla | nakuilla | |
| ablative | nakulta | nakuilta | |
| allative | nakulle | nakuille | |
| essive | nakuna | nakuina | |
| translative | nakuksi | nakuiksi | |
| instructive | — | nakuin | |
| abessive | nakutta | nakuitta | |
| comitative | — | nakuine | |
| Possessive forms of naku (type valo) | ||
|---|---|---|
| Rare. Only used with substantive adjectives. | ||
| possessor | singular | plural |
| 1st person | nakuni | nakumme |
| 2nd person | nakusi | nakunne |
| 3rd person | nakunsa | |
Synonyms
- (naked): alaston
Derived terms
- nakuilla
- nakuilu
- nakupelle
Etymology 2
From nakutus (“knocking, diesel knock”).
Noun
naku
- (colloquial) diesel car (automobile powered with a diesel engine)
- (colloquial) diesel engine
Declension
| Inflection of naku (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | naku | nakut | |
| genitive | nakun | nakujen | |
| partitive | nakua | nakuja | |
| illative | nakuun | nakuihin | |
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | naku | nakut | |
| accusative | nom. | naku | nakut |
| gen. | nakun | ||
| genitive | nakun | nakujen | |
| partitive | nakua | nakuja | |
| inessive | nakussa | nakuissa | |
| elative | nakusta | nakuista | |
| illative | nakuun | nakuihin | |
| adessive | nakulla | nakuilla | |
| ablative | nakulta | nakuilta | |
| allative | nakulle | nakuille | |
| essive | nakuna | nakuina | |
| translative | nakuksi | nakuiksi | |
| instructive | — | nakuin | |
| abessive | nakutta | nakuitta | |
| comitative | — | nakuineen | |
| Possessive forms of naku (type valo) | ||
|---|---|---|
| possessor | singular | plural |
| 1st person | nakuni | nakumme |
| 2nd person | nakusi | nakunne |
| 3rd person | nakunsa | |
Synonyms
- (diesel car): diesel, dieselauto
- (diesel engine): diesel, dieselmoottori
Anagrams
- akun, kuna
Japanese
Romanization
naku
- Rōmaji transcription of なく
Tagalog
Alternative forms
- nako
Etymology
Univerbation of ina (“mother”) + ko (“my”).
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: na‧ku
- IPA(key): /naˈku/, [nɐˈxu]
Interjection
nakú
- an exclamation expressing surprise, wonder, fear, pain, etc.
Derived terms
- hay naku
- naku po
References
- “naku”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila: Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2018
Veps
Etymology
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Adverb
naku
- here, there (when presenting or pointing to something)
Synonyms
- sid'
References
- Zajceva, N. G.; Mullonen, M. I. (2007), “вот, тут”, in Uz’ venä-vepsläine vajehnik / Novyj russko-vepsskij slovarʹ [New Russian–Veps Dictionary], Petrozavodsk: Periodika