puk

See also: Puk, puk-, puk⁷, puk⁸, pu·k, pük, and пук

Translingual

Etymology

Clipping of English Pu Ko.

Symbol

puk

  1. (international standards, obsolete) Former ISO 639-3 language code for Pu Ko.

Albanian

Etymology

From Latin publica.[1]

Noun

puk m (plural puka, definite puki, definite plural pukat)

  1. fool
  2. idiot

References

  1. ^ Orel, Vladimir E. (1998) “puk”, in Albanian Etymological Dictionary, Leiden, Boston, Köln: Brill, →ISBN, page 346

Chuukese

Etymology

Borrowed from English book.

Noun

puk

  1. book

Czech

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈpuk]

Noun

puk m inan

  1. (ice hockey) puck
    Synonyms: kotouč, touš
  2. fissure, crack
    Synonyms: puklina, trhlina
  3. (chiefly in the plural) pleat, fold
  4. (dialectal, obsolete) puff of smoke
  5. (poetic, obsolete) bud

Declension

Declension of puk (velar masculine inanimate)
singular plural
nominative puk puky
genitive puku puků
dative puku pukům
accusative puk puky
vocative puku puky
locative puku pucích
instrumental pukem puky

Noun

puk m anim

  1. (rare, folklore) puck (mischievous spirit)

Declension

Declension of puk (velar masculine animate)
singular plural
nominative puk pukové
genitive puka puků
dative pukovi, puku pukům
accusative puka puky
vocative puku pukové
locative pukovi, puku pucích
instrumental pukem puky

Interjection

puk

  1. sound imitating a puff, smoke (typically from a pipe)

Further reading

Mokilese

Etymology

Borrowed from English book, from Middle English bok, book, from Old English bōc, from Proto-West Germanic *bōk, from Proto-Germanic *bōks

Noun

puk

  1. book

Inflection

Forms of puk
singular plural
demonstrative forms
1st person
(near speaker) 		pukke pukkai
2nd person
(near hearer) 		pukken pukken
3rd person
(near neither speaker nor hearer) 		pukko pukkok
article forms
indefinite pukkoaw pukpwi
definite pukwa

Naga Pidgin

Etymology

Inherited from Assamese পোক (pük).

Noun

puk

  1. insect
    Synonym: kira

Norman

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old Northern French poque, puque (compare Old French puche, modern French poche), from Old Norse poki. Compare also English pocket, poke (noun) from the same source through Anglo-Norman.

Noun

puk f (plural puks)

  1. (Sark) bag

Old Tupi

Alternative forms

Historical spellings 
Anchieta (1555) puc
VLB (1622) puc / pûc

Etymology

Cognate with Mbyá Guaraní pu.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈpuk/
  • Rhymes: -uk
  • Hyphenation: puk

Verb

puk (first-person singular active indicative apuk, first-person singular negative active indicative n'apuki, noun puka) (intransitive)

  1. to be perforated[1]
    Synonym: kûar
  2. to break (to end up in two or more pieces)[2]
    Synonyms: bok, îeká
  3. to be forced (to be forcibly open)[3]
    Synonym: îeká
  4. to be deflorated
    • 16th century, Joseph of Anchieta, chapter XXIV, in [livrinho de variaſ poeziaſ] [Booklet of various poems], page 25v, lines 13–16; republished as Maria de Lourdes de Paula Martins, compiler, Poesias, São Paulo, 1956, page 60:
      Cig uepe oeterama Tupã tarî / ypuc eimenhe oa oupa / yande poreauçuboca, yãde çupa / pitãgamõ gatu cecopotari.
      [Sygépe o eterama Tupã tari / i puke'ỹme nhẽ o'a oúpa / îandé poreaûsuboka, îandé supa / pitangamongatu sekopotari.]
      In her womb, God received His own future body. He was indeed being born without her deflorating, to pity and visit us, determining him as a good child.
  5. to have pollution (to ejaculate outside of sexual intercourse)
    • 1622, anonymous author, “Polução ter”, in Vocabulario na lingoa Braſilica, volume 2 (overall work in Old Tupi and Portuguese), Piratininga, page 80; republished as Carlos Drummond, editor, Vocabulário na Língua Brasílica, 2nd edition, São Paulo: USP, 1953:
      Apuapuc […]
      [Apuapuk […] ]
      I keep having pollutions.
  6. (of stormy weather) to clear up[4]
    Synonyms: îepirok, pukaíb

Conjugation

    Conjugation of puk (intransitive, consonant ending) (See Appendix:Old Tupi verbs)
Note: not all forms are attested, most of the table is reconstructed based on known patterns.
Causative momuk
Causative-comitative eropuk
Deverbals
-ba'e opukyba'e
-sab(a) pukaba
-sar(a) pukara
Singular Singular & Plural Plural
1st person 2nd person 3rd person 1st person exclusive 1st person inclusive 2nd person
Verbal forms
Active
Indicative apuk erepuk opuk oropuk îapuk pepuk
Permissive t'apuk t'erepuk t'opuk t'oropuk t'îapuk ta pepuk
Imperative epuk pepuk
Negative indicative n'apuki n'erepuki n'opuki n'oropuki n'îapuki na pepuki
Negative permissive t'apuk umẽ t'erepuk umẽ t'opuk umẽ t'oropuk umẽ t'îapuk umẽ ta pepuk umẽ
Negative imperative epuk umẽ pepuk umẽ
Gerund
Affirmative gûipuka epuka opuka oropuka îapuka pepuka
Negative gûipuke'yma epuke'yma opuke'yma oropuke'yma îapuke'yma pepuke'yma
Nominal forms
Infinitive
Affirmative puka
Negative puke'yma
Circumstantial
Affirmative xe puki i puki oré puki îandé puki
Negative xe puke'ymi i puke'ymi oré puke'ymi îandé puke'ymi

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Nheengatu: puka

References

  1. ^ anonymous author (1622) “Buraco ter ou furado estar”, in Vocabulario na lingoa Braſilica (overall work in Portuguese), Piratininga; republished as Carlos Drummond, editor, Vocabulário na Língua Brasílica, 2nd edition, volume 1, São Paulo: USP, 1953, page 60: “Apûc [Apuk]”
  2. ^ anonymous author (1622) “Arrebentar”, in Vocabulario na lingoa Braſilica (overall work in Portuguese), Piratininga; republished as Carlos Drummond, editor, Vocabulário na Língua Brasílica, 2nd edition, volume 1, São Paulo: USP, 1953, page 42: “Apuc [Apuk]”
  3. ^ anonymous author (1622) “Arrombarse assi”, in Vocabulario na lingoa Braſilica (overall work in Portuguese), Piratininga; republished as Carlos Drummond, editor, Vocabulário na Língua Brasílica, 2nd edition, volume 1, São Paulo: USP, 1953, page 44: “Apûc [Apuk]”
  4. ^ anonymous author (1622) “Esclarecer indo o dia chuiuoso”, in Vocabulario na lingoa Braſilica (overall work in Portuguese), Piratininga; republished as Carlos Drummond, editor, Vocabulário na Língua Brasílica, 2nd edition, volume 1, São Paulo: USP, 1953, page 123: “Apuc [Apuk]”

Polish

Alternative forms

  • puk-puk

Etymology

Deverbal from pukać.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈpuk/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -uk
  • Syllabification: puk
  • Homophone: Puk

Interjection

puk

  1. knock knock (used in lieu of knocking (e.g. on the door), when it is not possible to knock)

Noun

puk m inan

  1. (rare) knock (abrupt rapping sound, as from an impact of a hard object against wood)
    Synonyms: pukanie, stukanie

Declension

Declension of puk
singular plural
nominative puk puki
genitive puku puków
dative pukowi pukom
accusative puk puki
instrumental pukiem pukami
locative puku pukach
vocative puku puki

Further reading

  • puk in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Semai

Etymology

From Proto-Aslian *puk (“chicken”).

Noun

puk[1]

  1. chicken

Synonyms

References

  1. ^ Basrim bin Ngah Aching (2008) Kamus Engròq Semay – Engròq Malaysia, Kamus Bahasa Semai – Bahasa Malaysia, Bangi: Institut Alam dan Tamadun Melayu, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

From earlier *puok, from older plk, from Proto-Slavic *pъlkъ, borrowed from Proto-Germanic *fulkaz.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /pûːk/

Noun

pȗk m inan (Cyrillic spelling пу̑к)

  1. folk, people

Declension

Declension of puk
singular plural
nominative pȗk púkovi / pȗci
genitive pȗka púkova / pȗkā
dative pȗku púkovima / pȗcima
accusative pȗk púkove / pȗke
vocative pȗče púkovi / pȗci
locative pȗku púkovima / pȗcima
instrumental pȗkom púkovima / pȗcima

Further reading

  • “puk”, in Hrvatski jezični portal [Croatian language portal] (in Serbo-Croatian), 2006–2025
  • “puk”, in Hrvatski jezični portal [Croatian language portal] (in Serbo-Croatian), 2006–2025

Slovak

Etymology

Borrowed from English puck. First attested in the 20th century.[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [puk]

Noun

puk m inan (diminutive púčik or púčok)

  1. bud
    Synonym: pupeň
  2. (colloquial) crease (on clothes)
    Synonym: priehyb

Declension

Declension of puk
(pattern dub)
singularplural
nominativepukpuky
genitivepukupukov
dativepukupukom
accusativepukpuky
locativepukupukoch
instrumentalpukompukmi

Noun

puk m inan (relational adjective pukový)

  1. (ice hockey) puck

Declension

Declension of puk
(pattern dub)
singularplural
nominativepukpuky
genitivepukupukov
dativepukupukom
accusativepukpuky
locativepukupukoch
instrumentalpukompukmi

References

  1. ^ Králik, Ľubor (2016) “puk”, in Stručný etymologický slovník slovenčiny [Concise Etymological Dictionary of Slovak] (in Slovak), Bratislava: VEDA; JÚĽŠ SAV, →ISBN, page 483

Further reading

  • “puk”, in Slovníkový portál Jazykovedného ústavu Ľ. Štúra SAV [Dictionary portal of the Ľ. Štúr Institute of Linguistics, Slovak Academy of Science] (in Slovak), https://slovnik.juls.savba.sk, 2003–2025

Tulu-Bohuai

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /puk/

Noun

puk

  1. banana

Further reading

  • Bohuai
  • Malcolm Ross, Proto Oceanic and the Austronesian Languages of Western Melanesia, Pacific Linguistics, series C-98 (1988)
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