huk

See also: Huk, huk⁸, and hu·k

Translingual

Etymology

Clipping of English Hulung with k as a placeholder.

Symbol

huk

  1. (international standards) ISO 639-3 language code for Hulung.

See also

  • Wiktionary’s coverage of Hulung terms

Epigraphic Mayan

Alternative forms

Numeral

huk

  1. seven

Indonesian

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Dutch hoek (corner, angle), from Middle Dutch hoec, huoc, from Old Dutch *huok, from Proto-Germanic *hōkaz (hook), from Proto-Indo-European *kog-, *keg-, *keng- (peg, hook, claw).

Pronunciation

Noun

huk

  1. (colloquial) land or building at the corner
  2. (colloquial, dialectal) corner (of the room)

Norwegian Bokmål

Verb

huk

  1. imperative of huke

Polish

Etymology

Onomatopoeic. Compare Serbo-Croatian huk.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈxuk/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -uk
  • Syllabification: huk
  • Homophone: Huk

Noun

huk m inan

  1. noise, boom, bang, crash, rumble

Declension

Derived terms

adjectives
verbs

Further reading

  • huk in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • huk in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Quechua

Quechua cardinal numbers
 <  0 1 2  > 
    Cardinal : huk
    Ordinal : ñawpaq ñiqi

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

Numeral

huk

  1. one

Adjective

huk

  1. another, other

Serbo-Croatian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /xûːk/

Noun

hȗk m inan (Cyrillic spelling ху̑к)

  1. rumble, roar, rumble (indefinite noise or murmur)
  2. roar (of water falling or flowing)
  3. whistle (of wind)
  4. hoot (cry of an owl)

Declension

Swedish

Etymology

From huka (crouch, squat). Attested since 1750.

Noun

huk

  1. (in some expressions) a squatting position

References

Tok Pisin

Etymology

From English hook.

Noun

huk

  1. a hook, especially a fish hook.

Verb

huk intrans., transitive hukim

  1. (intransitive) to fish.