нука
Pannonian Rusyn
Etymology
Inherited from Old Slovak dnuka, vnuka, probably both derivations from dovnútra, ultimately from Proto-Slavic *vъnǫtrь. Compare нєшка (nješka) for dn- → n-. Cognate with Carpathian Rusyn дну (dnu), дну́ка (dnúka).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈnuka]
- Rhymes: -uka
- Hyphenation: ну‧ка
Adverb
нука (nuka)
- inside, within (within the interior)
- Antonym: вонка (vonka)
- inside (towards the interior)
- Antonym: вонка (vonka)
- идз нука ― idz nuka ― go inside
- inside (indoors)
- Antonym: вонка (vonka)
Derived terms
adjectives
- нукашнї (nukašnji)
Related terms
adverbs
- знука (znuka)
- зоднука (zodnuka)
- однука (odnuka)
References
- Medʹeši, H., Fejsa, M., Timko-Djitko, O. (2010) “нука”, in Ramač, Ju., editor, Руско-сербски словнїк [Rusyn-Serbian Dictionary] (in Pannonian Rusyn), Novi Sad: Faculty of Philosophy
- Fejsa, M., Šlemender, M., Čelʹovski, S. (2022) “inside”, in Анґлийско-руски словнїк [English-Rusyn Dictionary] (in Pannonian Rusyn), Novi Sad: Faculty of Philosophy; Ruska matka, →ISBN, page 151
Sirenik
Etymology
From Proto-Eskimo *nukaʁ.
Noun
нука (nuka)
References
- G. A. Menovschikov (1964) Язык сиреникских эскимосов [The language of Sirenik Eskimos][1], Академия Наук СССР, page 192
- Fortescue, Michael, Jacobson, Steven, Kaplan, Lawrence (1994) Comparative Eskimo Dictionary, Fairbanks: Alaska Native Language Center, page 237