uku

See also: Uku, ukú, ukũ, uku-, uku', úku, ūku, ūkų, and ʻuku

Balinese

Romanization

uku

1. Romanization of ᬳᬸᬓᬸ

Greenlandic

Pronunciation

• (Nuuk) IPA^(key): /uku/, [u.kʊ]

Particle

uku

1. 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?

Pronoun

uku

1. they
2. them
3. these
4. their

Hausa

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Cardinal: ukù

Etymology

Cognate with Bura kwan, Goemai kun, Beele kunu, Bole kúnūː, Kirfi kúnū, Galambu kūːn, Gera kùnú, Deno kúnú, Duwai kô, Ngamo kùnû, Karekare kūnù, Tal ƙún.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʔú.kù/
  • (Standard Kano Hausa) IPA^(key): [ʔʊ́.kʷʊ̀]

Numeral

ukù f

1. 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/

Noun

uku

1. payment, reward, prize, commission, compensation

References

• Pukui, Mary Kawena, Elbert, Samuel H. (1986) “uku”, in Hawaiian Dictionary, Honolulu: University of Hawaii Press

Hawaiian Creole

Etymology

From Hawaiian ʻuku (“louse, flea”).

Noun

uku

1. head lice

   She wen get ukus all ova her hea.

   She had head lice all over her hair.

Japanese

Romanization

uku

1. Rōmaji transcription of うく

Kwoma

Noun

uku

1. 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

1. knife

Maore Comorian

Noun

uku class 11 (plural mauku class 6)

1. night

References

• “uku” in Outils & Ressources pour l'Exploitation de la Langue Comorienne, 2008.

Maori

Etymology

From Proto-Polynesian *uku (“to scour, to wipe”) (compare with Samoan uʻu (“to smear, to annoint”), Tongan ukuʻi (“to wash”)), (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Noun

uku

1. clay
2. pottery
3. soap

Further reading

• “uku” in John C. Moorfield, Te Aka: Maori–English, English–Maori Dictionary and Index, 3rd edition, Longman/Pearson Education New Zealand, 2011, →ISBN.

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

1. (dialectal, Orkdal) alternative form of veke

References

• Ivar Aasen (1850) “Uku”, in Ordbog over det norske Folkesprog‎^[3] (in Danish), Oslo: Samlaget, published 2000

Prasuni

Etymology

From earlier *ukru, from Proto-Nuristani *ãkura, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *Hankurás (“bend”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂enkulós, from *h₂enk- (“to bend”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /uˈku/ (tone class C)

Noun

uku (Pronz)

1. shoulder

Quechua

Noun

uku

1. 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

1. 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

1. 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^[4]

Tidore

Etymology

From Proto-North Halmahera *uku (“fire”).

Noun

uku

1. fire

Yoruba

Etymology 1

u- (“non-gerundive nominalizer”) +‎ kú (“to die”)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ū.kú/

Noun

ukú

1. (Ekiti, Ijebu) death

Alternative forms

• ikú

Etymology 2

u- (“nominalizing prefix”) +‎ kù (“to grumble”)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ū.kù/

Noun

ukù

1. (Ikalẹ, Ijebu, Ekiti, Usẹn) Ìkálẹ̀ and Ìjẹ̀bú form of ikùn (“stomach”)