taku
See also: Taku and tāku
Japanese
Romanization
taku
- Rōmaji transcription of たく
Latvian
Noun
taku f
- accusative singular form of taka
- instrumental singular form of taka
- genitive plural form of taka
Maori
Etymology
From Proto-Polynesian *taʻaku. Compare Hawaiian kaʻu.
Pronoun
taku
- my
Usage notes
This is the neutral form for referring to a single possessed item. This form is not governed by the usual a / o distinction. This word must be followed by a noun.
Declension
Maori possessive pronouns
| singular object | dual/plural object | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| singular subject | A category | O category | Neutral | A category | O category | Neutral | ||
| 1st person | tāku | tōku | taku | āku | ōku | aku | ||
| 2nd person | tāu | tōu | tō | āu | ōu | ō | ||
| 3rd person | tāna | tōna | tana | āna | ōna | ana | ||
| dual subject | ||||||||
| 1st person, inclusive | tā tāua | tō tāua | - | ā tāua | ō tāua | - | ||
| 1st person, exclusive | tā māua | tō māua | - | ā māua | ō māua | - | ||
| 2nd person | tā kōrua | tō kōrua | - | ā kōrua | ō kōrua | - | ||
| 3rd person | tā rāua | tō rāua | - | ā rāua | ō rāua | - | ||
| plural subject | ||||||||
| 1st person, inclusive | tā tātou | tō tātou | - | ā tātou | ō tātou | - | ||
| 1st person, exclusive | tā mātou | tō mātou | - | ā mātou | ō mātou | - | ||
| 2nd person | tā koutou | tō koutou | - | ā koutou | ō koutou | - | ||
| 3rd person | tā rātou | tō rātou | - | ā rātou | ō rātou | - | ||
| A category: alienable possession; possessor has control of the relationship. | ||||||||
| O category: inalienable possession; possessor has no control over the relationship. | ||||||||
Quechua
Adjective
taku
- rough
- resistant to getting drunk, having a high tolerance
- mixed, mixed up
See also
- takuy
Noun
taku
- red soil, iron(III) oxide
Declension
declension of taku
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | taku | takukuna |
| accusative | takuta | takukunata |
| dative | takuman | takukunaman |
| genitive | takup | takukunap |
| locative | takupi | takukunapi |
| terminative | takukama | takukunakama |
| ablative | takumanta | takukunamanta |
| instrumental | takuwan | takukunawan |
| comitative | takuntin | takukunantin |
| abessive | takunnaq | takukunannaq |
| comparative | takuhina | takukunahina |
| causative | takurayku | takukunarayku |
| benefactive | takupaq | takukunapaq |
| associative | takupura | takukunapura |
| distributive | takunka | takukunanka |
| exclusive | takulla | takukunalla |
possessive forms of taku
ñuqap - first-person singular
| ñuqap (my) | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | takuy | takuykuna |
| accusative | takuyta | takuykunata |
| dative | takuyman | takuykunaman |
| genitive | takuypa | takuykunap |
| locative | takuypi | takuykunapi |
| terminative | takuykama | takuykunakama |
| ablative | takuymanta | takuykunamanta |
| instrumental | takuywan | takuykunawan |
| comitative | takuynintin | takuykunantin |
| abessive | takuyninnaq | takuykunannaq |
| comparative | takuyhina | takuykunahina |
| causative | takuyrayku | takuykunarayku |
| benefactive | takuypaq | takuykunapaq |
| associative | takuypura | takuykunapura |
| distributive | takuyninka | takuykunanka |
| exclusive | takuylla | takuykunalla |
qampa - second-person singular
| qampa (your) | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | takuyki | takuykikuna |
| accusative | takuykita | takuykikunata |
| dative | takuykiman | takuykikunaman |
| genitive | takuykipa | takuykikunap |
| locative | takuykipi | takuykikunapi |
| terminative | takuykikama | takuykikunakama |
| ablative | takuykimanta | takuykikunamanta |
| instrumental | takuykiwan | takuykikunawan |
| comitative | takuykintin | takuykikunantin |
| abessive | takuykinnaq | takuykikunannaq |
| comparative | takuykihina | takuykikunahina |
| causative | takuykirayku | takuykikunarayku |
| benefactive | takuykipaq | takuykikunapaq |
| associative | takuykipura | takuykikunapura |
| distributive | takuykinka | takuykikunanka |
| exclusive | takuykilla | takuykikunalla |
paypa - third-person singular
| paypa (his/her/its) | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | takun | takunkuna |
| accusative | takunta | takunkunata |
| dative | takunman | takunkunaman |
| genitive | takunpa | takunkunap |
| locative | takunpi | takunkunapi |
| terminative | takunkama | takunkunakama |
| ablative | takunmanta | takunkunamanta |
| instrumental | takunwan | takunkunawan |
| comitative | takunintin | takunkunantin |
| abessive | takunninnaq | takunkunannaq |
| comparative | takunhina | takunkunahina |
| causative | takunrayku | takunkunarayku |
| benefactive | takunpaq | takunkunapaq |
| associative | takunpura | takunkunapura |
| distributive | takuninka | takunkunanka |
| exclusive | takunlla | takunkunalla |
ñuqanchikpa - first-person inclusive plural
| ñuqanchikpa (our(incl)) | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | takunchik | takunchikkuna |
| accusative | takunchikta | takunchikkunata |
| dative | takunchikman | takunchikkunaman |
| genitive | takunchikpa | takunchikkunap |
| locative | takunchikpi | takunchikkunapi |
| terminative | takunchikkama | takunchikkunakama |
| ablative | takunchikmanta | takunchikkunamanta |
| instrumental | takunchikwan | takunchikkunawan |
| comitative | takunchiknintin | takunchikkunantin |
| abessive | takunchikninnaq | takunchikkunannaq |
| comparative | takunchikhina | takunchikkunahina |
| causative | takunchikrayku | takunchikkunarayku |
| benefactive | takunchikpaq | takunchikkunapaq |
| associative | takunchikpura | takunchikkunapura |
| distributive | takunchikninka | takunchikkunanka |
| exclusive | takunchiklla | takunchikkunalla |
ñuqaykup - first-person exclusive plural
| ñuqaykup (our(excl)) | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | takuyku | takuykukuna |
| accusative | takuykuta | takuykukunata |
| dative | takuykuman | takuykukunaman |
| genitive | takuykupa | takuykukunap |
| locative | takuykupi | takuykukunapi |
| terminative | takuykukama | takuykukunakama |
| ablative | takuykumanta | takuykukunamanta |
| instrumental | takuykuwan | takuykukunawan |
| comitative | takuykuntin | takuykukunantin |
| abessive | takuykunnaq | takuykukunannaq |
| comparative | takuykuhina | takuykukunahina |
| causative | takuykurayku | takuykukunarayku |
| benefactive | takuykupaq | takuykukunapaq |
| associative | takuykupura | takuykukunapura |
| distributive | takuykunka | takuykukunanka |
| exclusive | takuykulla | takuykukunalla |
qamkunap - second-person plural
| qamkunap (your(pl)) | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | takuykichik | takuykichikkuna |
| accusative | takuykichikta | takuykichikkunata |
| dative | takuykichikman | takuykichikkunaman |
| genitive | takuykichikpa | takuykichikkunap |
| locative | takuykichikpi | takuykichikkunapi |
| terminative | takuykichikkama | takuykichikkunakama |
| ablative | takuykichikmanta | takuykichikkunamanta |
| instrumental | takuykichikwan | takuykichikkunawan |
| comitative | takuykichiknintin | takuykichikkunantin |
| abessive | takuykichikninnaq | takuykichikkunannaq |
| comparative | takuykichikhina | takuykichikkunahina |
| causative | takuykichikrayku | takuykichikkunarayku |
| benefactive | takuykichikpaq | takuykichikkunapaq |
| associative | takuykichikpura | takuykichikkunapura |
| distributive | takuykichikninka | takuykichikkunanka |
| exclusive | takuykichiklla | takuykichikkunalla |
paykunap - third-person plural
| paykunap (their) | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | takunku | takunkukuna |
| accusative | takunkuta | takunkukunata |
| dative | takunkuman | takunkukunaman |
| genitive | takunkupa | takunkukunap |
| locative | takunkupi | takunkukunapi |
| terminative | takunkukama | takunkukunakama |
| ablative | takunkumanta | takunkukunamanta |
| instrumental | takunkuwan | takunkukunawan |
| comitative | takunkuntin | takunkukunantin |
| abessive | takunkunnaq | takunkukunannaq |
| comparative | takunkuhina | takunkukunahina |
| causative | takunkurayku | takunkukunarayku |
| benefactive | takunkupaq | takunkukunapaq |
| associative | takunkupura | takunkukunapura |
| distributive | takunkunka | takunkukunanka |
| exclusive | takunkulla | takunkukunalla |
Sakizaya
Noun
taku
- lake; pond; pool
Tokelauan
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈta.ku/
- Hyphenation: ta‧ku
Etymology 1
From Proto-Polynesian *te-qa-ku. Cognates include Hawaiian kaʻu and Samoan la'u.
Determiner
taku
- (inalienable, definite) my
See also
Tokelauan possessive determiners
| Definite inalienable (O-type) | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| singular reference | plural reference | |||||||
| sg | du | pl | sg | du | pl | |||
| long | short | long | short | |||||
| 1st person (excl.) | toku, tota1 | to māua | to mā | to mātou | oku, ota1 | o māua | o mā | o mātou |
| 1st person (incl.) | ― | to tāua | to tā | to tātou | ― | o tāua | o tā | o tātou |
| 2nd person | tō | toulua | toutou | ō | oulua | outou | ||
| 3rd person | tona | to lāua | to lā | to lātou | ona | o lāua | o lā | o lātou |
| Definite alienable (A-type) | ||||||||
| singular reference | plural reference | |||||||
| sg | du | pl | sg | du | pl | |||
| long | short | long | short | |||||
| 1st person (excl.) | taku, tata1 | ta māua | ta mā | ta mātou | aku, ata1 | a māua | a mā | a mātou |
| 1st person (incl.) | ― | ta tāua | ta tā | ta tātou | ― | a tāua | a tā | a tātou |
| 2nd person | tau | taulua | tautou | au | aulua | autou | ||
| 3rd person | tana | ta lāua | ta lā | ta lātou | ana | a lāua | a lā | a lātou |
| Indefinite inalienable (O-type) | ||||||||
| singular reference | plural reference | |||||||
| sg | du | pl | sg | du | pl | |||
| long | short | long | short | |||||
| 1st person (excl.) | hoku, hota1 | ho māua | ho mā | ho mātou | ni oku, ni ota1 | ni o māua | ni o mā | ni o mātou |
| 1st person (incl.) | ― | ho tāua | ho tā | ho tātou | ― | ni o tāua | ni o tā | ni o tātou |
| 2nd person | hō | houlua | houtou | ni ō | ni oulua | ni outou | ||
| 3rd person | hona | ho lāua | ho lā | ho lātou | ni ona | ni o lāua | ni o lā | ni o lātou |
| Indefinite alienable (A-type) | ||||||||
| singular reference | plural reference | |||||||
| sg | du | pl | sg | du | pl | |||
| long | short | long | short | |||||
| 1st person (excl.) | haku, hata1 | ha māua | ha mā | ha mātou | ni aku, ni ata1 | ni a māua | ni a mā | ni a mātou |
| 1st person (incl.) | ― | ha tāua | ha tā | ha tātou | ― | ni a tāua | ni a tā | ni a tātou |
| 2nd person | hau | haulua | hautou | ni au | ni aulua | ni autou | ||
| 3rd person | hana | ha lāua | ha lā | ha lātou | ni ana | ni a lāua | ni a lā | ni a lātou |
| 1) Sympathetic | ||||||||
Etymology 2
From Proto-Polynesian *taku. Cognates include Maori taku and Samoan ta'u.
Verb
taku
- (intransitive) to tell
- (intransitive) to announce
- (transitive) to say, pronounce
- (transitive) to report
- (transitive) to confess
Derived terms
- takutino
References
- R. Simona, editor (1986) Tokelau Dictionary, Auckland: Office of Tokelau Affairs, page 361