puku
See also: puķu, pūķu, -puku, and пуку
English
Etymology 1
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈpuːkuː/
- Hyphenation: pu‧ku
Noun
puku (plural pukus)
- A small antelope found in Central Africa (Kobus vardonii)
Translations
antelope
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Etymology 2
Borrowed from Maori puku.
Pronunciation
- (New Zealand) IPA(key): /ˈpʊkʉː/
Noun
puku (plural pukus or puku)
- (New Zealand) The belly.
- 2011, Anahera Gildea, Anita Tipene, Ann French, Huia Short Stories 9: Contemporary Maori Fiction (volume 9)
- He groaned loud with his mouth open. Then he wet himself. And then he rolled over on to his puku.
- 2011, Anahera Gildea, Anita Tipene, Ann French, Huia Short Stories 9: Contemporary Maori Fiction (volume 9)
Finnish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈpuku/, [ˈpuku]
- Rhymes: -uku
- Syllabification(key): pu‧ku
Etymology 1
puk- + -u
Noun
puku
- suit (set of clothes to be worn together, now especially a man's matching jacket and trousers)
- Synonym: sprigi
- Nick vuokrasi häihin laivastonsinisen puvun.
- Nick hired a navy-blue suit for the wedding.
- suit (single garment that is a complete attire for a given task or activity)
- avaruuspuku, suojapuku, uimapuku ― space suit, protective suit, swimsuit
- dress (item of clothing which both covers the upper part of the body and includes skirts below the waist)
- Synonyms: leninki, mekko
- dress, apparel, clothing, attire, outfit
- Synonyms: asu, vaatteet
- (in compounds) changing, dressing (of clothes)
- Synonym: pukeutuminen
- pukuhuone ― changing room / dressing room
Declension
| Inflection of puku (Kotus type 1*M/valo, k-v gradation) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | puku | puvut | |
| genitive | puvun | pukujen | |
| partitive | pukua | pukuja | |
| illative | pukuun | pukuihin | |
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | puku | puvut | |
| accusative | nom. | puku | puvut |
| gen. | puvun | ||
| genitive | puvun | pukujen | |
| partitive | pukua | pukuja | |
| inessive | puvussa | puvuissa | |
| elative | puvusta | puvuista | |
| illative | pukuun | pukuihin | |
| adessive | puvulla | puvuilla | |
| ablative | puvulta | puvuilta | |
| allative | puvulle | puvuille | |
| essive | pukuna | pukuina | |
| translative | puvuksi | puvuiksi | |
| instructive | — | puvuin | |
| abessive | puvutta | puvuitta | |
| comitative | — | pukuineen | |
| Possessive forms of puku (type valo) | ||
|---|---|---|
| possessor | singular | plural |
| 1st person | pukuni | pukumme |
| 2nd person | pukusi | pukunne |
| 3rd person | pukunsa | |
Synonyms
- asu
Derived terms
- pukuilla
- -pukuinen
- puvustaa
- puvusto
Compounds
- aamupuku
- aataminpuku
- aluspuku
- arkipuku
- asepuku
- avaruuspuku
- barokkipuku
- frakkipuku
- hiihtopuku
- housupuku
- hääpuku
- höyhenpuku
- iltapuku
- jakkupuku
- judopuku
- juhlapuku
- kansallispuku
- kansanpuku
- kesäpuku
- kevätpuku
- khakipuku
- kokopuku
- koulupuku
- kuivapuku
- kumipuku
- kuolinpuku
- kutupuku
- kävelypuku
- körttipuku
- lapinpuku
- lappalaispuku
- liituraitapuku
- liivipuku
- lottapuku
- lumipuku
- lämpöpuku
- maastopuku
- merimiespuku
- mittapuku
- mittatilauspuku
- morsiuspuku
- muinaispuku
- mustalaispuku
- märkäpuku
- naamiaispuku
- nahkapuku
- narrinpuku
- neulepuku
- nunnanpuku
- näyttämöpuku
- paitapuku
- papinpuku
- paraatipuku
- partiopuku
- pelastuspuku
- pellavapuku
- pellepuku
- peruspuku
- piispanpuku
- pikkupuku
- pitäjänpuku
- potkupuku
- pukuelokuva
- pukuharjoitus
- pukuhistoria
- pukuhuone
- pukujuhla
- pukukaappi
- pukukangas
- pukukoodi
- pukukoppi
- pukukoru
- pukulaukku
- pukumies
- pukunäytelmä
- pukuompelija
- pukuompelu
- pukupaita
- pukupakko
- pukupussi
- pukuraha
- pukusuoja
- pukusuunnittelija
- pukuvuokraamo
- puuvillapuku
- puvunhousut
- pyhäpuku
- rantapuku
- ratsastuspuku
- rippipuku
- saamelaispuku
- saamenpuku
- sadepuku
- safaripuku
- samettipuku
- siviilipuku
- smurffipuku
- soidinpuku
- sotilaspuku
- sukelluspuku
- sukkapuku
- suojapuku
- surupuku
- syntymäpuku
- talvipuku
- teatteripuku
- tonttupuku
- toppapuku
- turripuku
- tuulipuku
- työpuku
- uimapuku
- valepuku
- valmispuku
- vanginpuku
- verryttelypuku
- vihkipuku
- virkapuku
- voimistelupuku
- vuokrapuku
- yhdistelmäpuku
- ykköspuku
- yöpuku
Related terms
- pukea
- pukeutua
Etymology 2
From Zulu mpuku.
Noun
puku
- puku (antelope Kobus vardonii)
Declension
| Inflection of puku (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | puku | pukut | |
| genitive | pukun | pukujen | |
| partitive | pukua | pukuja | |
| illative | pukuun | pukuihin | |
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | puku | pukut | |
| accusative | nom. | puku | pukut |
| gen. | pukun | ||
| genitive | pukun | pukujen | |
| partitive | pukua | pukuja | |
| inessive | pukussa | pukuissa | |
| elative | pukusta | pukuista | |
| illative | pukuun | pukuihin | |
| adessive | pukulla | pukuilla | |
| ablative | pukulta | pukuilta | |
| allative | pukulle | pukuille | |
| essive | pukuna | pukuina | |
| translative | pukuksi | pukuiksi | |
| instructive | — | pukuin | |
| abessive | pukutta | pukuitta | |
| comitative | — | pukuineen | |
| Possessive forms of puku (type valo) | ||
|---|---|---|
| possessor | singular | plural |
| 1st person | pukuni | pukumme |
| 2nd person | pukusi | pukunne |
| 3rd person | pukunsa | |
Anagrams
- kupu
Guaraní
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /pu.ˈku/
Adjective
puku
- long
Guinea-Bissau Creole
Etymology
From Portuguese pouco. Cognate with Kabuverdianu poku.
Pronoun
puku
- few
Ingrian
Noun
puku
- dress
Italian
Noun
puku m (invariable)
- puku (Kobus vardonii)
Further reading
- puku in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
Maori
Etymology
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈpʉkʉ/
Noun
puku
- (anatomy) stomach, belly
Descendants
- → English: puku
Northern Sotho
Etymology
Borrowed from English book.
Noun
puku
- book
Old Tupi
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /puˈku/
Adjective
puku
- long, elongate
References
- LEMOS BARBOSA, A. Curso de Tupi antigo. Rio de Janeiro: Livraria São José, 1956.
Tsou
Noun
puku
- owl