taku

See also: Taku and tāku

Japanese

Romanization

taku

  1. Rōmaji transcription of たく

Latvian

Noun

taku f

  1. inflection of taka:
    1. accusative/instrumental singular
    2. genitive plural

Maori

Etymology

From Proto-Polynesian *taʻaku. Compare Hawaiian kaʻu.

Pronoun

taku

  1. my

Usage notes

This is the neutral form for referring to a single possessed item. This form is not governed by the usual a / o distinction. This word must be followed by a noun.

Declension

Maori possessive pronouns
singular object dual/plural object
A category O category neutral A category O category neutral
singular
subject
1st person tāku tōku taku āku ōku aku
2nd person tāu tōu āu ōu ō
3rd person tāna tōna tana āna ōna ana
dual
subject
1st person, inclusive tāua tāua ā tāua ō tāua
1st person, exclusive māua māua ā māua ō māua
2nd person kōrua kōrua ā kōrua ō kōrua
3rd person rāua rāua ā rāua ō rāua
plural
subject
1st person, inclusive tātou tātou ā tātou ō tātou
1st person, exclusive mātou mātou ā mātou ō mātou
2nd person koutou koutou ā koutou ō koutou
3rd person rātou rātou ā rātou ō rātou

A category: alienable possession; possessor has control of the relationship.
O category: inalienable possession; possessor has no control over the relationship.

Quechua

Adjective

taku

  1. rough
  2. resistant to getting drunk, having a high tolerance
  3. mixed, mixed up

See also

Noun

taku

  1. red soil, iron(III) oxide

Declension

Declension of taku
singular plural
nominative taku takukuna
accusative takuta takukunata
dative takuman takukunaman
genitive takup takukunap
locative takupi takukunapi
terminative takukama takukunakama
ablative takumanta takukunamanta
instrumental takuwan takukunawan
comitative takuntin takukunantin
abessive takunnaq takukunannaq
comparative takuhina takukunahina
causative takurayku takukunarayku
benefactive takupaq takukunapaq
associative takupura takukunapura
distributive takunka takukunanka
exclusive takulla takukunalla
Possessive forms of taku
ñuqap - first-person singular
ñuqap (my) singular plural
nominative takuy takuykuna
accusative takuyta takuykunata
dative takuyman takuykunaman
genitive takuypa takuykunap
locative takuypi takuykunapi
terminative takuykama takuykunakama
ablative takuymanta takuykunamanta
instrumental takuywan takuykunawan
comitative takuynintin takuykunantin
abessive takuyninnaq takuykunannaq
comparative takuyhina takuykunahina
causative takuyrayku takuykunarayku
benefactive takuypaq takuykunapaq
associative takuypura takuykunapura
distributive takuyninka takuykunanka
exclusive takuylla takuykunalla
qampa - second-person singular
qampa (your) singular plural
nominative takuyki takuykikuna
accusative takuykita takuykikunata
dative takuykiman takuykikunaman
genitive takuykipa takuykikunap
locative takuykipi takuykikunapi
terminative takuykikama takuykikunakama
ablative takuykimanta takuykikunamanta
instrumental takuykiwan takuykikunawan
comitative takuykintin takuykikunantin
abessive takuykinnaq takuykikunannaq
comparative takuykihina takuykikunahina
causative takuykirayku takuykikunarayku
benefactive takuykipaq takuykikunapaq
associative takuykipura takuykikunapura
distributive takuykinka takuykikunanka
exclusive takuykilla takuykikunalla
paypa - third-person singular
paypa (his/her/its) singular plural
nominative takun takunkuna
accusative takunta takunkunata
dative takunman takunkunaman
genitive takunpa takunkunap
locative takunpi takunkunapi
terminative takunkama takunkunakama
ablative takunmanta takunkunamanta
instrumental takunwan takunkunawan
comitative takunintin takunkunantin
abessive takunninnaq takunkunannaq
comparative takunhina takunkunahina
causative takunrayku takunkunarayku
benefactive takunpaq takunkunapaq
associative takunpura takunkunapura
distributive takuninka takunkunanka
exclusive takunlla takunkunalla
ñuqanchikpa - first-person inclusive plural
ñuqanchikpa (our(incl)) singular plural
nominative takunchik takunchikkuna
accusative takunchikta takunchikkunata
dative takunchikman takunchikkunaman
genitive takunchikpa takunchikkunap
locative takunchikpi takunchikkunapi
terminative takunchikkama takunchikkunakama
ablative takunchikmanta takunchikkunamanta
instrumental takunchikwan takunchikkunawan
comitative takunchiknintin takunchikkunantin
abessive takunchikninnaq takunchikkunannaq
comparative takunchikhina takunchikkunahina
causative takunchikrayku takunchikkunarayku
benefactive takunchikpaq takunchikkunapaq
associative takunchikpura takunchikkunapura
distributive takunchikninka takunchikkunanka
exclusive takunchiklla takunchikkunalla
ñuqaykup - first-person exclusive plural
ñuqaykup (our(excl)) singular plural
nominative takuyku takuykukuna
accusative takuykuta takuykukunata
dative takuykuman takuykukunaman
genitive takuykupa takuykukunap
locative takuykupi takuykukunapi
terminative takuykukama takuykukunakama
ablative takuykumanta takuykukunamanta
instrumental takuykuwan takuykukunawan
comitative takuykuntin takuykukunantin
abessive takuykunnaq takuykukunannaq
comparative takuykuhina takuykukunahina
causative takuykurayku takuykukunarayku
benefactive takuykupaq takuykukunapaq
associative takuykupura takuykukunapura
distributive takuykunka takuykukunanka
exclusive takuykulla takuykukunalla
qamkunap - second-person plural
qamkunap (your(pl)) singular plural
nominative takuykichik takuykichikkuna
accusative takuykichikta takuykichikkunata
dative takuykichikman takuykichikkunaman
genitive takuykichikpa takuykichikkunap
locative takuykichikpi takuykichikkunapi
terminative takuykichikkama takuykichikkunakama
ablative takuykichikmanta takuykichikkunamanta
instrumental takuykichikwan takuykichikkunawan
comitative takuykichiknintin takuykichikkunantin
abessive takuykichikninnaq takuykichikkunannaq
comparative takuykichikhina takuykichikkunahina
causative takuykichikrayku takuykichikkunarayku
benefactive takuykichikpaq takuykichikkunapaq
associative takuykichikpura takuykichikkunapura
distributive takuykichikninka takuykichikkunanka
exclusive takuykichiklla takuykichikkunalla
paykunap - third-person plural
paykunap (their) singular plural
nominative takunku takunkukuna
accusative takunkuta takunkukunata
dative takunkuman takunkukunaman
genitive takunkupa takunkukunap
locative takunkupi takunkukunapi
terminative takunkukama takunkukunakama
ablative takunkumanta takunkukunamanta
instrumental takunkuwan takunkukunawan
comitative takunkuntin takunkukunantin
abessive takunkunnaq takunkukunannaq
comparative takunkuhina takunkukunahina
causative takunkurayku takunkukunarayku
benefactive takunkupaq takunkukunapaq
associative takunkupura takunkukunapura
distributive takunkunka takunkukunanka
exclusive takunkulla takunkukunalla

Sakizaya

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ta.ˈku/, [ta.ˈku]

Noun

taku

  1. lake; pond; pool

Tokelauan

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈta.ku]
  • Hyphenation: ta‧ku

Etymology 1

From Proto-Polynesian *te-qa-ku. Cognates include Hawaiian kaʻu and Samoan laʻu.

Determiner

taku

  1. (inalienable, definite) my
See also
Tokelauan possessive determiners
Definite inalienable (O-type)
singular reference plural reference
sg du pl sg du pl
long short long short
1st person excl. toku, tota1 to māua to to mātou oku, ota1 o māua o o mātou
incl. to tāua to to tātou o tāua o o tātou
2nd person toulua toutou ō oulua outou
3rd person tona to lāua to to lātou ona o lāua o o lātou
Definite alienable (A-type)
singular reference plural reference
sg du pl sg du pl
long short long short
1st person excl. taku, tata1 ta māua ta ta mātou aku, ata1 a māua a a mātou
incl. ta tāua ta ta tātou a tāua a a tātou
2nd person tau taulua tautou au aulua autou
3rd person tana ta lāua ta ta lātou ana a lāua a a lātou
Indefinite inalienable (O-type)
singular reference plural reference
sg du pl sg du pl
long short long short
1st person excl. hoku, hota1 ho māua ho ho mātou ni oku,
ni ota1
ni o māua ni o ni o mātou
incl. ho tāua ho ho tātou ni o tāua ni o ni o tātou
2nd person houlua houtou ni ō ni oulua ni outou
3rd person hona ho lāua ho ho lātou ni ona ni o lāua ni o ni o lātou
Indefinite alienable (A-type)
singular reference plural reference
sg du pl sg du pl
long short long short
1st person excl. haku, hata1 ha māua ha ha mātou ni aku,
ni ata1
ni a māua ni a ni a mātou
incl. ha tāua ha ha tātou ni a tāua ni a ni a tātou
2nd person hau haulua hautou ni au ni aulua ni autou
3rd person hana ha lāua ha ha lātou ni ana ni a lāua ni a ni a lātou

1) Sympathetic

Etymology 2

From Proto-Polynesian *taku. Cognates include Maori taku and Samoan ta'u.

Verb

taku

  1. (intransitive) to tell
  2. (intransitive) to announce
  3. (transitive) to say, pronounce
  4. (transitive) to report
  5. (transitive) to confess
Derived terms

References

  • R. Simona, editor (1986), Tokelau Dictionary[1], Auckland: Office of Tokelau Affairs, page 361