See also: puķu, pūķu, -puku, and пуку

English

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Etymology 1

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From Zulu mpuku.

Alternative forms

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈpuːkuː/
  • Hyphenation: pu‧ku

Noun

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puku (plural pukus)

  1. A medium-sized antelope found in Central Africa (Kobus vardonii).
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Etymology 2

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Borrowed from Maori puku.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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puku (plural pukus or puku)

  1. (New Zealand) The belly.
    • 2011, Anahera Gildea, Anita Tipene, Ann French, Huia Short Stories 9: Contemporary Maori Fiction, volume 9:
      He groaned loud with his mouth open. Then he wet himself. And then he rolled over on to his puku.

Finnish

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈpuku/, [ˈpuku]
  • Rhymes: -uku
  • Syllabification(key): pu‧ku

Etymology 1

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puk- +‎ -u

Noun

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puku

  1. suit (set of clothes to be worn together, now especially a man's matching jacket and trousers)
    Synonym: sprigi
    Nick vuokrasi häihin laivastonsinisen puvun.
    Nick rented a navy-blue suit for the wedding.
  2. suit (single garment that is a complete attire for a given task or activity)
    avaruuspuku, suojapuku, uimapukuspace suit, protective suit, swimsuit
  3. dress (item of clothing which both covers the upper part of the body and includes skirts below the waist)
    Synonyms: leninki, mekko
  4. dress, apparel, clothing, attire, outfit
    Synonyms: asu, vaatteet
  5. (in compounds) changing, dressing (of clothes)
    Synonym: pukeutuminen
    pukuhuonechanging room / dressing room
Declension
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Inflection of puku (Kotus type 1*M/valo, k-v gradation)
nominative puku puvut
genitive puvun pukujen
partitive pukua pukuja
illative pukuun pukuihin
singular plural
nominative puku puvut
accusative nom. puku puvut
gen. puvun
genitive puvun pukujen
partitive pukua pukuja
inessive puvussa puvuissa
elative puvusta puvuista
illative pukuun pukuihin
adessive puvulla puvuilla
ablative puvulta puvuilta
allative puvulle puvuille
essive pukuna pukuina
translative puvuksi puvuiksi
abessive puvutta puvuitta
instructive puvuin
comitative See the possessive forms below.
Possessive forms of puku (Kotus type 1*M/valo, k-v gradation)
first-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative pukuni pukuni
accusative nom. pukuni pukuni
gen. pukuni
genitive pukuni pukujeni
partitive pukuani pukujani
inessive puvussani puvuissani
elative puvustani puvuistani
illative pukuuni pukuihini
adessive puvullani puvuillani
ablative puvultani puvuiltani
allative puvulleni puvuilleni
essive pukunani pukuinani
translative puvukseni puvuikseni
abessive puvuttani puvuittani
instructive
comitative pukuineni
second-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative pukusi pukusi
accusative nom. pukusi pukusi
gen. pukusi
genitive pukusi pukujesi
partitive pukuasi pukujasi
inessive puvussasi puvuissasi
elative puvustasi puvuistasi
illative pukuusi pukuihisi
adessive puvullasi puvuillasi
ablative puvultasi puvuiltasi
allative puvullesi puvuillesi
essive pukunasi pukuinasi
translative puvuksesi puvuiksesi
abessive puvuttasi puvuittasi
instructive
comitative pukuinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative pukumme pukumme
accusative nom. pukumme pukumme
gen. pukumme
genitive pukumme pukujemme
partitive pukuamme pukujamme
inessive puvussamme puvuissamme
elative puvustamme puvuistamme
illative pukuumme pukuihimme
adessive puvullamme puvuillamme
ablative puvultamme puvuiltamme
allative puvullemme puvuillemme
essive pukunamme pukuinamme
translative puvuksemme puvuiksemme
abessive puvuttamme puvuittamme
instructive
comitative pukuinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative pukunne pukunne
accusative nom. pukunne pukunne
gen. pukunne
genitive pukunne pukujenne
partitive pukuanne pukujanne
inessive puvussanne puvuissanne
elative puvustanne puvuistanne
illative pukuunne pukuihinne
adessive puvullanne puvuillanne
ablative puvultanne puvuiltanne
allative puvullenne puvuillenne
essive pukunanne pukuinanne
translative puvuksenne puvuiksenne
abessive puvuttanne puvuittanne
instructive
comitative pukuinenne
third-person possessor
singular plural
nominative pukunsa pukunsa
accusative nom. pukunsa pukunsa
gen. pukunsa
genitive pukunsa pukujensa
partitive pukuaan
pukuansa
pukujaan
pukujansa
inessive puvussaan
puvussansa
puvuissaan
puvuissansa
elative puvustaan
puvustansa
puvuistaan
puvuistansa
illative pukuunsa pukuihinsa
adessive puvullaan
puvullansa
puvuillaan
puvuillansa
ablative puvultaan
puvultansa
puvuiltaan
puvuiltansa
allative puvulleen
puvullensa
puvuilleen
puvuillensa
essive pukunaan
pukunansa
pukuinaan
pukuinansa
translative puvukseen
puvuksensa
puvuikseen
puvuiksensa
abessive puvuttaan
puvuttansa
puvuittaan
puvuittansa
instructive
comitative pukuineen
pukuinensa
Synonyms
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Derived terms
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compounds
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Further reading

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Etymology 2

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From Zulu mpuku.

Noun

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puku

  1. puku (antelope Kobus vardonii)
Declension
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Inflection of puku (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation)
nominative puku pukut
genitive pukun pukujen
partitive pukua pukuja
illative pukuun pukuihin
singular plural
nominative puku pukut
accusative nom. puku pukut
gen. pukun
genitive pukun pukujen
partitive pukua pukuja
inessive pukussa pukuissa
elative pukusta pukuista
illative pukuun pukuihin
adessive pukulla pukuilla
ablative pukulta pukuilta
allative pukulle pukuille
essive pukuna pukuina
translative pukuksi pukuiksi
abessive pukutta pukuitta
instructive pukuin
comitative See the possessive forms below.
Possessive forms of puku (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation)
first-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative pukuni pukuni
accusative nom. pukuni pukuni
gen. pukuni
genitive pukuni pukujeni
partitive pukuani pukujani
inessive pukussani pukuissani
elative pukustani pukuistani
illative pukuuni pukuihini
adessive pukullani pukuillani
ablative pukultani pukuiltani
allative pukulleni pukuilleni
essive pukunani pukuinani
translative pukukseni pukuikseni
abessive pukuttani pukuittani
instructive
comitative pukuineni
second-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative pukusi pukusi
accusative nom. pukusi pukusi
gen. pukusi
genitive pukusi pukujesi
partitive pukuasi pukujasi
inessive pukussasi pukuissasi
elative pukustasi pukuistasi
illative pukuusi pukuihisi
adessive pukullasi pukuillasi
ablative pukultasi pukuiltasi
allative pukullesi pukuillesi
essive pukunasi pukuinasi
translative pukuksesi pukuiksesi
abessive pukuttasi pukuittasi
instructive
comitative pukuinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative pukumme pukumme
accusative nom. pukumme pukumme
gen. pukumme
genitive pukumme pukujemme
partitive pukuamme pukujamme
inessive pukussamme pukuissamme
elative pukustamme pukuistamme
illative pukuumme pukuihimme
adessive pukullamme pukuillamme
ablative pukultamme pukuiltamme
allative pukullemme pukuillemme
essive pukunamme pukuinamme
translative pukuksemme pukuiksemme
abessive pukuttamme pukuittamme
instructive
comitative pukuinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative pukunne pukunne
accusative nom. pukunne pukunne
gen. pukunne
genitive pukunne pukujenne
partitive pukuanne pukujanne
inessive pukussanne pukuissanne
elative pukustanne pukuistanne
illative pukuunne pukuihinne
adessive pukullanne pukuillanne
ablative pukultanne pukuiltanne
allative pukullenne pukuillenne
essive pukunanne pukuinanne
translative pukuksenne pukuiksenne
abessive pukuttanne pukuittanne
instructive
comitative pukuinenne
third-person possessor
singular plural
nominative pukunsa pukunsa
accusative nom. pukunsa pukunsa
gen. pukunsa
genitive pukunsa pukujensa
partitive pukuaan
pukuansa
pukujaan
pukujansa
inessive pukussaan
pukussansa
pukuissaan
pukuissansa
elative pukustaan
pukustansa
pukuistaan
pukuistansa
illative pukuunsa pukuihinsa
adessive pukullaan
pukullansa
pukuillaan
pukuillansa
ablative pukultaan
pukultansa
pukuiltaan
pukuiltansa
allative pukulleen
pukullensa
pukuilleen
pukuillensa
essive pukunaan
pukunansa
pukuinaan
pukuinansa
translative pukukseen
pukuksensa
pukuikseen
pukuiksensa
abessive pukuttaan
pukuttansa
pukuittaan
pukuittansa
instructive
comitative pukuineen
pukuinensa

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Guaraní

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Pronunciation

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Adjective

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puku

  1. long

Guinea-Bissau Creole

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Etymology

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From Portuguese pouco. Cognate with Kabuverdianu poku.

Pronoun

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puku

  1. few

Hawaiian

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Alternative forms

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Pronunciation

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Verb

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puku

  1. (intransitive verb) to collect
  2. (intransitive verb) to gather

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Noun

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puku m (invariable)

  1. puku (Kobus vardonii)

Further reading

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  • puku in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

Kimbundu

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Etymology

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From Proto-Bantu *pʊ́kʊ̀.

Noun

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puku (plural jipuku)

  1. a species of rat

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  • Junior, Antonio de Assis (1967) Dicionário Kimbundu-Português - Linguístico, Botânico, Histórico E Corográfico (in Portuguese), Luanda, Angola: Argente, Santos & C.a, L.da, page 335
  • Matta, Joaquim (1893) Ensaio de Diccionario Kimbúndu-Portuguez (in Portuguese), Lisbon, Portugal: Editora Antonio Maria Pereira, page 129

Maori

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Etymology

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From Proto-Polynesian *puku₁ (compare with Hawaiian puʻu and Tahitian puʻu),[1][2] from Proto-Oceanic *buku from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *bukuh (compare with Malay buku (node, lump, loaf)).[2][3] Sense of stomach displaced manawa. Also doublet of kupu, see there for more details.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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puku

  1. swelling, lump
  2. (anatomy) stomach, belly
    Synonym: manawa

Adverb

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puku

  1. very

Verb

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puku

  1. to swell
  2. to dilate
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Descendants

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  • English: puku

References

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  1. ^ Tregear, Edward (1891) Maori-Polynesian Comparative Dictionary[1], Wellington, New Zealand: Lyon and Blair, pages 371-2
  2. 2.0 2.1 Ross Clark and Simon J. Greenhill, editors (2011), “puku.1a”, in POLLEX-Online: The Polynesian Lexicon Project Online
  3. ^ Ross, Malcolm D., Pawley, Andrew, Osmond, Meredith (2016) The lexicon of Proto-Oceanic, volumes 5: People, body and mind, Canberra: Australian National University, →ISBN, page 175

Further reading

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  • puku” in John C. Moorfield, Te Aka: Maori–English, English–Maori Dictionary and Index, 3rd edition, Longman/Pearson Education New Zealand, 2011, →ISBN.

Northern Sotho

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Etymology

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Borrowed from English book.

Noun

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puku

  1. book

Old Tupi

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Pronunciation

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Adjective

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puku

  1. long, elongate

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Tsou

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Noun

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puku

  1. owl