uku
See also: Uku, ukú, ukũ, uku-, uku', úku, ūku, ūkų, and ʻuku
Balinese
Romanization
uku
- Romanization of ᬳᬸᬓᬸ
Greenlandic
Particle
uku
- plural of una, a hyphenated or assimilated enclitic which denotes to be.
- e.g. tuttunuku
- They are reindeers.
- e.g. inuit-uku?
- Are they humans?
- e.g. tuttunuku
Pronoun
uku
- they
- them
- these
- their
Hausa
| 30 | ||
| ← 2 | 3 | 4 → |
|---|---|---|
| Cardinal: ukù | ||
Etymology
Cognate with Bura kwan, Goemai kun, Beele kunu, Bole kúnūː, Kirfi kúnū, Galambu kūːn, Gera kùnú, Deno kúnú.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ʔú.kù/
- (Standard Kano Hausa) IPA(key): [ʔʊ́.kʷʊ̀]
Numeral
ukù f
- three
Hawaiian
Etymology
From Proto-Polynesian *utu, from Proto-Oceanic *utuŋ, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *utuŋ (compare Maori utu, Malay untung).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈu.ku/, [ˈuku]
Noun
uku
- payment, reward, prize, commission, compensation
References
- “uku” in the Hawaiian Dictionary, Revised and Enlarged Edition, University of Hawaii Press, 1986
Hawaiian Creole
Etymology
From Hawaiian ʻuku (“louse, flea”).
Noun
uku
- head lice
- She wen get ukus all ova her hea.
- She had head lice all over her hair.
Japanese
Romanization
uku
- Rōmaji transcription of うく
Kwoma
Noun
uku
- water
References
- transnewguinea.org, citing D. C. Laycock, Languages of the Lumi Subdistrict (West Sepik District), New Guinea (1968), Oceanic Linguistics, 7 (1): 36-66
Limos Kalinga
Noun
ukú
- knife
Maore Comorian
Noun
uku class 11 (plural mauku class 6)
- night
References
- “uku” in Outils & Ressources pour l'Exploitation de la Langue Comorienne, 2008.
Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology
Initial dropping of vuku, a metaphony of viku, from the oblique singular form of Old Norse vika f (“week”). From Proto-Germanic *wikǭ. A similar process seems to have taken place with Old English wucu. Akin to English week.
Noun
uku f
- (dialectal, Orkdal) alternative form of veke
References
- Ivar Aasen (1850), “Uku”, in Ordbog over det norske Folkesprog, Oslo: Samlaget, published 2000
Quechua
Noun
uku
- Alternative spelling of ukhu
Declension
declension of uku
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | uku | ukukuna |
| accusative | ukuta | ukukunata |
| dative | ukuman | ukukunaman |
| genitive | ukup | ukukunap |
| locative | ukupi | ukukunapi |
| terminative | ukukama | ukukunakama |
| ablative | ukumanta | ukukunamanta |
| instrumental | ukuwan | ukukunawan |
| comitative | ukuntin | ukukunantin |
| abessive | ukunnaq | ukukunannaq |
| comparative | ukuhina | ukukunahina |
| causative | ukurayku | ukukunarayku |
| benefactive | ukupaq | ukukunapaq |
| associative | ukupura | ukukunapura |
| distributive | ukunka | ukukunanka |
| exclusive | ukulla | ukukunalla |
possessive forms of uku
ñuqap - first-person singular
| ñuqap (my) | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | ukuy | ukuykuna |
| accusative | ukuyta | ukuykunata |
| dative | ukuyman | ukuykunaman |
| genitive | ukuypa | ukuykunap |
| locative | ukuypi | ukuykunapi |
| terminative | ukuykama | ukuykunakama |
| ablative | ukuymanta | ukuykunamanta |
| instrumental | ukuywan | ukuykunawan |
| comitative | ukuynintin | ukuykunantin |
| abessive | ukuyninnaq | ukuykunannaq |
| comparative | ukuyhina | ukuykunahina |
| causative | ukuyrayku | ukuykunarayku |
| benefactive | ukuypaq | ukuykunapaq |
| associative | ukuypura | ukuykunapura |
| distributive | ukuyninka | ukuykunanka |
| exclusive | ukuylla | ukuykunalla |
qampa - second-person singular
| qampa (your) | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | ukuyki | ukuykikuna |
| accusative | ukuykita | ukuykikunata |
| dative | ukuykiman | ukuykikunaman |
| genitive | ukuykipa | ukuykikunap |
| locative | ukuykipi | ukuykikunapi |
| terminative | ukuykikama | ukuykikunakama |
| ablative | ukuykimanta | ukuykikunamanta |
| instrumental | ukuykiwan | ukuykikunawan |
| comitative | ukuykintin | ukuykikunantin |
| abessive | ukuykinnaq | ukuykikunannaq |
| comparative | ukuykihina | ukuykikunahina |
| causative | ukuykirayku | ukuykikunarayku |
| benefactive | ukuykipaq | ukuykikunapaq |
| associative | ukuykipura | ukuykikunapura |
| distributive | ukuykinka | ukuykikunanka |
| exclusive | ukuykilla | ukuykikunalla |
paypa - third-person singular
| paypa (his/her/its) | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | ukun | ukunkuna |
| accusative | ukunta | ukunkunata |
| dative | ukunman | ukunkunaman |
| genitive | ukunpa | ukunkunap |
| locative | ukunpi | ukunkunapi |
| terminative | ukunkama | ukunkunakama |
| ablative | ukunmanta | ukunkunamanta |
| instrumental | ukunwan | ukunkunawan |
| comitative | ukunintin | ukunkunantin |
| abessive | ukunninnaq | ukunkunannaq |
| comparative | ukunhina | ukunkunahina |
| causative | ukunrayku | ukunkunarayku |
| benefactive | ukunpaq | ukunkunapaq |
| associative | ukunpura | ukunkunapura |
| distributive | ukuninka | ukunkunanka |
| exclusive | ukunlla | ukunkunalla |
ñuqanchikpa - first-person inclusive plural
| ñuqanchikpa (our(incl)) | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | ukunchik | ukunchikkuna |
| accusative | ukunchikta | ukunchikkunata |
| dative | ukunchikman | ukunchikkunaman |
| genitive | ukunchikpa | ukunchikkunap |
| locative | ukunchikpi | ukunchikkunapi |
| terminative | ukunchikkama | ukunchikkunakama |
| ablative | ukunchikmanta | ukunchikkunamanta |
| instrumental | ukunchikwan | ukunchikkunawan |
| comitative | ukunchiknintin | ukunchikkunantin |
| abessive | ukunchikninnaq | ukunchikkunannaq |
| comparative | ukunchikhina | ukunchikkunahina |
| causative | ukunchikrayku | ukunchikkunarayku |
| benefactive | ukunchikpaq | ukunchikkunapaq |
| associative | ukunchikpura | ukunchikkunapura |
| distributive | ukunchikninka | ukunchikkunanka |
| exclusive | ukunchiklla | ukunchikkunalla |
ñuqaykup - first-person exclusive plural
| ñuqaykup (our(excl)) | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | ukuyku | ukuykukuna |
| accusative | ukuykuta | ukuykukunata |
| dative | ukuykuman | ukuykukunaman |
| genitive | ukuykupa | ukuykukunap |
| locative | ukuykupi | ukuykukunapi |
| terminative | ukuykukama | ukuykukunakama |
| ablative | ukuykumanta | ukuykukunamanta |
| instrumental | ukuykuwan | ukuykukunawan |
| comitative | ukuykuntin | ukuykukunantin |
| abessive | ukuykunnaq | ukuykukunannaq |
| comparative | ukuykuhina | ukuykukunahina |
| causative | ukuykurayku | ukuykukunarayku |
| benefactive | ukuykupaq | ukuykukunapaq |
| associative | ukuykupura | ukuykukunapura |
| distributive | ukuykunka | ukuykukunanka |
| exclusive | ukuykulla | ukuykukunalla |
qamkunap - second-person plural
| qamkunap (your(pl)) | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | ukuykichik | ukuykichikkuna |
| accusative | ukuykichikta | ukuykichikkunata |
| dative | ukuykichikman | ukuykichikkunaman |
| genitive | ukuykichikpa | ukuykichikkunap |
| locative | ukuykichikpi | ukuykichikkunapi |
| terminative | ukuykichikkama | ukuykichikkunakama |
| ablative | ukuykichikmanta | ukuykichikkunamanta |
| instrumental | ukuykichikwan | ukuykichikkunawan |
| comitative | ukuykichiknintin | ukuykichikkunantin |
| abessive | ukuykichikninnaq | ukuykichikkunannaq |
| comparative | ukuykichikhina | ukuykichikkunahina |
| causative | ukuykichikrayku | ukuykichikkunarayku |
| benefactive | ukuykichikpaq | ukuykichikkunapaq |
| associative | ukuykichikpura | ukuykichikkunapura |
| distributive | ukuykichikninka | ukuykichikkunanka |
| exclusive | ukuykichiklla | ukuykichikkunalla |
paykunap - third-person plural
| paykunap (their) | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | ukunku | ukunkukuna |
| accusative | ukunkuta | ukunkukunata |
| dative | ukunkuman | ukunkukunaman |
| genitive | ukunkupa | ukunkukunap |
| locative | ukunkupi | ukunkukunapi |
| terminative | ukunkukama | ukunkukunakama |
| ablative | ukunkumanta | ukunkukunamanta |
| instrumental | ukunkuwan | ukunkukunawan |
| comitative | ukunkuntin | ukunkukunantin |
| abessive | ukunkunnaq | ukunkukunannaq |
| comparative | ukunkuhina | ukunkukunahina |
| causative | ukunkurayku | ukunkukunarayku |
| benefactive | ukunkupaq | ukunkukunapaq |
| associative | ukunkupura | ukunkukunapura |
| distributive | ukunkunka | ukunkukunanka |
| exclusive | ukunkulla | ukunkukunalla |
Seim
Noun
uku
- water
References
- transnewguinea.org, citing D. C. Laycock, Languages of the Lumi Subdistrict (West Sepik District), New Guinea (1968), Oceanic Linguistics, 7 (1): 36-66
Ternate
Etymology
From Proto-North Halmahera *uku (“fire”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈu.ku]
Noun
uku
- fire
References
- Rika Hayami-Allen (2001) A descriptive study of the language of Ternate, the northern Moluccas, Indonesia, University of Pittsburgh
- Gary Holton, Marian Klamer (2018) The Papuan languages of East Nusantara and the Bird's Head
Tidore
Etymology
From Proto-North Halmahera *uku (“fire”).
Noun
uku
- fire
Yoruba
Etymology 1
u- (“non-gerundive nominalizer”) + kú (“to die”)
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ū.kú/
Noun
ukú
- (Ekiti, Ijebu) death
Alternative forms
- ikú
Etymology 2
u- (“nominalizing prefix”) + kù (“to grumble”)
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ū.kù/
Noun
ukù
- (Ikalẹ, Ijebu, Ekiti, Usẹn) Ìkálẹ̀ and Ìjẹ̀bú form of ikùn (“stomach”)