tuko
Asi
Noun
tuko
- gecko
Bikol Central
Etymology
Onomatopoeic. After the animal's call.
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: tu‧ko
- IPA(key): /tuˈkoʔ/
Noun
tukô
- gecko
Cebuano
Etymology
Onomatopoeic, after the animal's call.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /tuˈkoʔ/, [t̪ʊˈkuʔ]
- Hyphenation: tu‧ko
Noun
tukô
- tokay gecko (Gekko gecko)
- sound made by a tokay gecko
- (slang) penis
Quotations
For quotations using this term, see Citations:tuko.
Anagrams
- kuot, kuto, tuok, ukot, utok
Esperanto
Etymology
Borrowed from German Tuch and Yiddish טוך (tukh), both ultimately from Proto-Germanic *dōkaz (“cloth, rag”). Compare Dutch doek, English duck, Japanese ズック (zukku), Old Norse dúkr.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈtuko]
- Audio:
(file) - Rhymes: -uko
- Hyphenation: tu‧ko
Noun
tuko (accusative singular tukon, plural tukoj, accusative plural tukojn)
- cloth
Derived terms
- antaŭtuko (“apron”)
- bantuko (“towel”)
- poŝtuko (“handkerchief”)
- tablotuko (“tablecloth”)
- vindotuko (“diaper”)
- viŝtuko (“duster”)
- zontuko (“loincloth”)
Hiligaynon
Noun
tuko
- gecko
Northern Catanduanes Bicolano
Noun
tuko
- gecko
Polish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈtu.kɔ/
- Rhymes: -ukɔ
- Syllabification: tu‧ko
Noun
tuko f
- vocative singular of tuka
Somali
Verb
tuko
- to pray
Swahili
Verb
tuko
- first-person plural of -ko: we are (around there)
Tagalog
Etymology 1
Most likely onomatopoeic, imitative of its mating call approximated as "tuk-o". Compare Bikol Central tuko, Cebuano tuko, Ilocano tekka, and Malay tokek.
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: tu‧ko
- IPA(key): /tuˈkoʔ/, [tʊˈxoʔ]
Noun
tukô
- gecko (especially the tokay gecko)
Derived terms
- isdangtuko
- kapit-tuko
See also
- butiki
- sasak
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: tu‧ko
- IPA(key): /tuˈkoʔ/, [tʊˈxoʔ]
Noun
tukô
- (medicine) measles
- Synonym: tigdas
- (medicine, dialectal) chicken pox; varicella
- Synonym: bulutong-tubig
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: tu‧ko
- IPA(key): /tuˈko/, [tʊˈxo]
Noun
tukó
- act of cleaning tiny apertures with something pointed (to facilitate functioning)
- Synonyms: sundot, kikig
Derived terms
- pagtuko
Ternate
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈtu.ko]
Verb
tuko
- (transitive) to bend
Conjugation
| Conjugation of tuko | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Plural | |||
| Inclusive | Exclusive | |||
| 1st | totuko | fotuko | mituko | |
| 2nd | notuko | nituko | ||
| 3rd | Masculine | otuko | ituko, yotuko† | |
| Feminine | motuko | |||
| Neuter | ituko | |||
| † - archaic | ||||
References
- Rika Hayami-Allen (2001) A descriptive study of the language of Ternate, the northern Moluccas, Indonesia, University of Pittsburgh
Tiruray
Noun
tuko
- (anatomy) upper lip