naku

== 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 ===== ===== Synonyms ===== (naked): alaston ===== Derived terms ===== ==== Further reading ==== “naku”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎[1] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 1 July 2023 === 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 ===== ===== Synonyms ===== (diesel car): diesel, dieselauto (diesel engine): diesel, dieselmoottori === Anagrams === akun, kuna == 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 ===== nānaku (“great bulrush”) === Further reading === naku in Combined Hawaiian Dictionary, at trussel2.com. == Japanese == === Romanization === naku Rōmaji transcription of なく == Kapampangan == === Alternative forms === nako, na ku, na ko naco, na co na === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /nəˈku/ [nəˈxu] Hyphenation: na‧ku === Etymology 1 === From na (“third person singular possessive/ergative”) +‎ ku (“I, my”). Compare Tagalog niya ako. ==== Pronoun ==== naku Replaces niya aku, aku niya (she or he and me). ==== See also ==== === Etymology 2 === From na (“already, now”) +‎ ku (“I, my”). Compare Tagalog na ako. ==== Adverb ==== naku Replaces ku na, aku na or na aku (already and me). == Tagalog == === Alternative forms === naco, nacu — obsolete, Spanish-based spelling nako === Etymology === Univerbation of ina (“mother”) +‎ ko (“my”). See also Spanish madre mía. === Pronunciation === (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /naˈku/ [n̪ɐˈxʊ] Rhymes: -u Syllabification: na‧ku === 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, 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 ==== sidʹ === 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