niku
See also: nīku and нику
Czech
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈɲɪku]
- Rhymes: -ɪku
- Hyphenation: ni‧ku
- Homophones: nicku, Nicku
Noun
niku
- accusative singular of nika
Anagrams
- kinu
- kuní
Estonian
Noun
niku
- genitive singular of nikk
Ingrian
Etymology
From niin ku. Akin to Finnish niinku.
Pronunciation
- (Ala-Laukaa) IPA(key): /ˈniku/, [ˈniku]
- (Soikkola) IPA(key): /ˈniku/, [ˈniɡ̊u]
- Rhymes: -iku
- Hyphenation: ni‧ku
Conjunction
niku
- like, as though
- 1936, N. A. Iljin and V. I. Junus, Bukvari iƶoroin șkouluja vart, Leningrad: Riikin Ucebno-pedagogiceskoi Izdateljstva, page 29:
- Niku meijen vahti.
- Just like our guardian.
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- like, the way that
- 1936, V. I. Junus, Iƶoran Keelen Grammatikka, Leningrad: Riikin Ucebno-pedagogiceskoi Izdateljstva, page 9:
- Sanan merkitöstä tämä vokaloin muuttumiin ei muuta, niku tekkööt lyhhyet ja pität vokalat […] .
- This change of the vowels doesn't change the meaning of the word the way short and long vowels do […] .
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References
- V. I. Junus (1936) Iƶoran Keelen Grammatikka, Leningrad: Riikin Ucebno-pedagogiceskoi Izdateljstva, page 100
- Ruben E. Nirvi (1971) Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 340
- Olga I. Konkova; Nikita A. Dyachkov (2014) Inkeroin Keel: Пособие по Ижорскому Языку, →ISBN, page 73
Anagrams
- kuin
Japanese
Romanization
niku
- Rōmaji transcription of にく
Votic
Etymology
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.) Compare Ingrian niku.
Pronunciation
- (Luuditsa, Liivtšülä) IPA(key): /ˈniku/, [ˈniku]
- Rhymes: -iku
- Hyphenation: ni‧ku
Conjunction
niku
- like, as
- as if, as though
References
- V. Hallap, E. Adler, S. Grünberg, M. Leppik (2012), “niku”, in Vadja keele sõnaraamat [A dictionary of the Votic language], 2 edition, Tallinn