uku

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

Balinese

Romanization

uku

  1. Romanization of ᬳᬸᬓᬸ

Greenlandic

Pronunciation

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
Hausa numbers (edit)
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, 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.

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 (in Danish), Oslo: Samlaget, published 2000

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

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

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”)
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