Finnish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈnɑku/, [ˈnɑ̝ku]
- Rhymes: -ɑku
- Syllabification(key): na‧ku
- Hyphenation(key): na‧ku
Etymology 1
From Swedish naken (“naked”).
Adjective
naku (comparative nakumpi, superlative nakuin) (colloquial)
- naked, nude
Declension
| Inflection of naku (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation)
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| nominative
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naku
|
nakut
|
| genitive
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nakun
|
nakujen
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| partitive
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nakua
|
nakuja
|
| illative
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nakuun
|
nakuihin
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|
|
singular
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plural
|
| nominative
|
naku
|
nakut
|
| accusative
|
nom.
|
naku
|
nakut
|
| gen.
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nakun
|
| genitive
|
nakun
|
nakujen
|
| partitive
|
nakua
|
nakuja
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| inessive
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nakussa
|
nakuissa
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| elative
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nakusta
|
nakuista
|
| illative
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nakuun
|
nakuihin
|
| adessive
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nakulla
|
nakuilla
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| ablative
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nakulta
|
nakuilta
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| allative
|
nakulle
|
nakuille
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| essive
|
nakuna
|
nakuina
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| translative
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nakuksi
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nakuiksi
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| abessive
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nakutta
|
nakuitta
|
| instructive
|
—
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nakuin
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| comitative
|
— |
nakuine
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| Rare. Only used with substantive adjectives.
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| first-person singular possessor
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singular
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plural
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| nominative
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nakuni
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nakuni
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| accusative
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nom.
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nakuni
|
nakuni
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| gen.
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nakuni
|
| genitive
|
nakuni
|
nakujeni
|
| partitive
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nakuani
|
nakujani
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| inessive
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nakussani
|
nakuissani
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| elative
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nakustani
|
nakuistani
|
| illative
|
nakuuni
|
nakuihini
|
| adessive
|
nakullani
|
nakuillani
|
| ablative
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nakultani
|
nakuiltani
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| allative
|
nakulleni
|
nakuilleni
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| essive
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nakunani
|
nakuinani
|
| translative
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nakukseni
|
nakuikseni
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| abessive
|
nakuttani
|
nakuittani
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| instructive
|
—
|
—
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| comitative
|
— |
nakuineni
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| second-person singular possessor
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|
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singular
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plural
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| nominative
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nakusi
|
nakusi
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| accusative
|
nom.
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nakusi
|
nakusi
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| gen.
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nakusi
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| genitive
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nakusi
|
nakujesi
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| partitive
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nakuasi
|
nakujasi
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| inessive
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nakussasi
|
nakuissasi
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| elative
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nakustasi
|
nakuistasi
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| illative
|
nakuusi
|
nakuihisi
|
| adessive
|
nakullasi
|
nakuillasi
|
| ablative
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nakultasi
|
nakuiltasi
|
| allative
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nakullesi
|
nakuillesi
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| essive
|
nakunasi
|
nakuinasi
|
| translative
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nakuksesi
|
nakuiksesi
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| abessive
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nakuttasi
|
nakuittasi
|
| instructive
|
—
|
—
|
| comitative
|
— |
nakuinesi
|
| first-person plural possessor
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|
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singular
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plural
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| nominative
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nakumme
|
nakumme
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| accusative
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nom.
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nakumme
|
nakumme
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| gen.
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nakumme
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| genitive
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nakumme
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nakujemme
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| partitive
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nakuamme
|
nakujamme
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| inessive
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nakussamme
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nakuissamme
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| elative
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nakustamme
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nakuistamme
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| illative
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nakuumme
|
nakuihimme
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| adessive
|
nakullamme
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nakuillamme
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| ablative
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nakultamme
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nakuiltamme
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| allative
|
nakullemme
|
nakuillemme
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| essive
|
nakunamme
|
nakuinamme
|
| translative
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nakuksemme
|
nakuiksemme
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| abessive
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nakuttamme
|
nakuittamme
|
| instructive
|
—
|
—
|
| comitative
|
— |
nakuinemme
|
| second-person plural possessor
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|
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singular
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plural
|
| nominative
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nakunne
|
nakunne
|
| accusative
|
nom.
|
nakunne
|
nakunne
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| gen.
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nakunne
|
| genitive
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nakunne
|
nakujenne
|
| partitive
|
nakuanne
|
nakujanne
|
| inessive
|
nakussanne
|
nakuissanne
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| elative
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nakustanne
|
nakuistanne
|
| illative
|
nakuunne
|
nakuihinne
|
| adessive
|
nakullanne
|
nakuillanne
|
| ablative
|
nakultanne
|
nakuiltanne
|
| allative
|
nakullenne
|
nakuillenne
|
| essive
|
nakunanne
|
nakuinanne
|
| translative
|
nakuksenne
|
nakuiksenne
|
| abessive
|
nakuttanne
|
nakuittanne
|
| instructive
|
—
|
—
|
| comitative
|
— |
nakuinenne
|
| third-person possessor
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|
|
singular
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plural
|
| nominative
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nakunsa
|
nakunsa
|
| accusative
|
nom.
|
nakunsa
|
nakunsa
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| gen.
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nakunsa
|
| genitive
|
nakunsa
|
nakujensa
|
| partitive
|
nakuaan
nakuansa
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nakujaan
nakujansa
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| inessive
|
nakussaan
nakussansa
|
nakuissaan
nakuissansa
|
| elative
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nakustaan
nakustansa
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nakuistaan
nakuistansa
|
| illative
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nakuunsa
|
nakuihinsa
|
| adessive
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nakullaan
nakullansa
|
nakuillaan
nakuillansa
|
| ablative
|
nakultaan
nakultansa
|
nakuiltaan
nakuiltansa
|
| allative
|
nakulleen
nakullensa
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nakuilleen
nakuillensa
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| essive
|
nakunaan
nakunansa
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nakuinaan
nakuinansa
|
| translative
|
nakukseen
nakuksensa
|
nakuikseen
nakuiksensa
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| abessive
|
nakuttaan
nakuttansa
|
nakuittaan
nakuittansa
|
| instructive
|
—
|
—
|
| comitative
|
— |
nakuineen
nakuinensa
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|
Synonyms
Derived terms
Further reading
Etymology 2
Back-formation from nakuttaa (“to knock (as of a diesel engine)”).
Noun
naku (colloquial)
- diesel car (automobile powered with a diesel engine)
- diesel engine
Declension
| Inflection of naku (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation)
|
| nominative
|
naku
|
nakut
|
| genitive
|
nakun
|
nakujen
|
| partitive
|
nakua
|
nakuja
|
| illative
|
nakuun
|
nakuihin
|
|
|
singular
|
plural
|
| nominative
|
naku
|
nakut
|
| accusative
|
nom.
|
naku
|
nakut
|
| gen.
|
nakun
|
| genitive
|
nakun
|
nakujen
|
| partitive
|
nakua
|
nakuja
|
| inessive
|
nakussa
|
nakuissa
|
| elative
|
nakusta
|
nakuista
|
| illative
|
nakuun
|
nakuihin
|
| adessive
|
nakulla
|
nakuilla
|
| ablative
|
nakulta
|
nakuilta
|
| allative
|
nakulle
|
nakuille
|
| essive
|
nakuna
|
nakuina
|
| translative
|
nakuksi
|
nakuiksi
|
| abessive
|
nakutta
|
nakuitta
|
| instructive
|
—
|
nakuin
|
| comitative
|
See the possessive forms below.
|
| first-person singular possessor
|
|
|
singular
|
plural
|
| nominative
|
nakuni
|
nakuni
|
| accusative
|
nom.
|
nakuni
|
nakuni
|
| gen.
|
nakuni
|
| genitive
|
nakuni
|
nakujeni
|
| partitive
|
nakuani
|
nakujani
|
| inessive
|
nakussani
|
nakuissani
|
| elative
|
nakustani
|
nakuistani
|
| illative
|
nakuuni
|
nakuihini
|
| adessive
|
nakullani
|
nakuillani
|
| ablative
|
nakultani
|
nakuiltani
|
| allative
|
nakulleni
|
nakuilleni
|
| essive
|
nakunani
|
nakuinani
|
| translative
|
nakukseni
|
nakuikseni
|
| abessive
|
nakuttani
|
nakuittani
|
| instructive
|
—
|
—
|
| comitative
|
— |
nakuineni
|
| second-person singular possessor
|
|
|
singular
|
plural
|
| nominative
|
nakusi
|
nakusi
|
| accusative
|
nom.
|
nakusi
|
nakusi
|
| gen.
|
nakusi
|
| genitive
|
nakusi
|
nakujesi
|
| partitive
|
nakuasi
|
nakujasi
|
| inessive
|
nakussasi
|
nakuissasi
|
| elative
|
nakustasi
|
nakuistasi
|
| illative
|
nakuusi
|
nakuihisi
|
| adessive
|
nakullasi
|
nakuillasi
|
| ablative
|
nakultasi
|
nakuiltasi
|
| allative
|
nakullesi
|
nakuillesi
|
| essive
|
nakunasi
|
nakuinasi
|
| translative
|
nakuksesi
|
nakuiksesi
|
| abessive
|
nakuttasi
|
nakuittasi
|
| instructive
|
—
|
—
|
| comitative
|
— |
nakuinesi
|
| first-person plural possessor
|
|
|
singular
|
plural
|
| nominative
|
nakumme
|
nakumme
|
| accusative
|
nom.
|
nakumme
|
nakumme
|
| gen.
|
nakumme
|
| genitive
|
nakumme
|
nakujemme
|
| partitive
|
nakuamme
|
nakujamme
|
| inessive
|
nakussamme
|
nakuissamme
|
| elative
|
nakustamme
|
nakuistamme
|
| illative
|
nakuumme
|
nakuihimme
|
| adessive
|
nakullamme
|
nakuillamme
|
| ablative
|
nakultamme
|
nakuiltamme
|
| allative
|
nakullemme
|
nakuillemme
|
| essive
|
nakunamme
|
nakuinamme
|
| translative
|
nakuksemme
|
nakuiksemme
|
| abessive
|
nakuttamme
|
nakuittamme
|
| instructive
|
—
|
—
|
| comitative
|
— |
nakuinemme
|
| second-person plural possessor
|
|
|
singular
|
plural
|
| nominative
|
nakunne
|
nakunne
|
| accusative
|
nom.
|
nakunne
|
nakunne
|
| gen.
|
nakunne
|
| genitive
|
nakunne
|
nakujenne
|
| partitive
|
nakuanne
|
nakujanne
|
| inessive
|
nakussanne
|
nakuissanne
|
| elative
|
nakustanne
|
nakuistanne
|
| illative
|
nakuunne
|
nakuihinne
|
| adessive
|
nakullanne
|
nakuillanne
|
| ablative
|
nakultanne
|
nakuiltanne
|
| allative
|
nakullenne
|
nakuillenne
|
| essive
|
nakunanne
|
nakuinanne
|
| translative
|
nakuksenne
|
nakuiksenne
|
| abessive
|
nakuttanne
|
nakuittanne
|
| instructive
|
—
|
—
|
| comitative
|
— |
nakuinenne
|
| third-person possessor
|
|
|
singular
|
plural
|
| nominative
|
nakunsa
|
nakunsa
|
| accusative
|
nom.
|
nakunsa
|
nakunsa
|
| gen.
|
nakunsa
|
| genitive
|
nakunsa
|
nakujensa
|
| partitive
|
nakuaan
nakuansa
|
nakujaan
nakujansa
|
| inessive
|
nakussaan
nakussansa
|
nakuissaan
nakuissansa
|
| elative
|
nakustaan
nakustansa
|
nakuistaan
nakuistansa
|
| illative
|
nakuunsa
|
nakuihinsa
|
| adessive
|
nakullaan
nakullansa
|
nakuillaan
nakuillansa
|
| ablative
|
nakultaan
nakultansa
|
nakuiltaan
nakuiltansa
|
| allative
|
nakulleen
nakullensa
|
nakuilleen
nakuillensa
|
| essive
|
nakunaan
nakunansa
|
nakuinaan
nakuinansa
|
| translative
|
nakukseen
nakuksensa
|
nakuikseen
nakuiksensa
|
| abessive
|
nakuttaan
nakuttansa
|
nakuittaan
nakuittansa
|
| instructive
|
—
|
—
|
| comitative
|
— |
nakuineen
nakuinensa
|
|
Synonyms
Anagrams
Hawaiian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈna.ku/, [ˈnɐ.ku]
Etymology 1
From Proto-Polynesian *natu (“knead”), from Proto-Oceanic.
Verb
naku(intransitive)
- to wallow
- to tread, to trample
- to struggle
Derived terms
- hoʻonaku (causative)
- nakunaku (reduplicated form)
- naku liʻi (“groveler”)
- nākuʻi (“rumble”, verb)
Etymology 2
From Proto-Eastern Polynesian *ŋatu (“bulrush”).
Noun
naku
- bulrush
Derived terms
Further reading
Japanese
Romanization
naku
- Rōmaji transcription of なく
Tagalog
Etymology
Univerbation of ina (“mother”) + ko (“my”). See also Spanish madre mía.
Pronunciation
Interjection
nakú (Baybayin spelling ᜈᜃᜓ)
- an exclamation expressing surprise, wonder, fear, pain, etc.: oh my; my goodness
- Synonym: (Rizal) inakaw
Derived terms
Further reading
- “naku”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
- John Kaufmann (1934) Visayan-English Dictionary[2] (overall work in Hiligaynon and English), page 324
Veps
Etymology
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Adverb
naku
- here, there (when presenting or pointing to something)
Synonyms
References
- Zajceva, N. G., Mullonen, M. I. (2007) “вот, тут”, in Uz’ venä-vepsläine vajehnik / Novyj russko-vepsskij slovarʹ [New Russian–Veps Dictionary][3], Petrozavodsk: Periodika