tukk

== Estonian == === Etymology 1 === From Proto-Finnic *tukka, cognate to Finnish tukka. ==== Noun ==== tukk (genitive tuka, partitive tukka) fringe, bangs (figuratively) a strand of hair (figuratively) hair a small group of trees or shrubs; a copse ===== Declension ===== === Etymology 2 === Unknown. It has been suggested that it may be an irregular variant from the same root as the word tungal (compare Finnish tukki). ==== Noun ==== tukk (genitive tuki, partitive tukki) a log or tinder which hasn't fully burnt nor charcoalized Synonym: tuletukk (archaic) torch Synonyms: tõrvik, tõrvalont (colloquial) gat, handgun Synonym: püstol (colloquial) fist Synonym: rusikas ===== Declension ===== ===== Derived terms ===== === Etymology 3 === Deverbal from tukkuma. ==== Noun ==== tukk (genitive tuku, partitive tukku) a snooze, doze, drowse Synonyms: unetukk, tudu, tudi, suik ===== Declension ===== ===== Derived terms ===== ===== References ===== tukk in Sõnaveeb (Eesti Keele Instituut) “tukk”, in [EKSS] Eesti keele seletav sõnaraamat [Descriptive Dictionary of the Estonian Language] (in Estonian) (online version), Tallinn: Eesti Keele Sihtasutus (Estonian Language Foundation), 2009 “tukk”, in [ETY] Eesti etümoloogiasõnaraamat [Estonian Etymological Dictionary] (in Estonian) (online version), Tallinn: Eesti Keele Sihtasutus (Estonian Language Foundation), 2012