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.

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^[1] (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^[2]

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”)