hoku

See also: hȯku, hōkū, and hǫku

Ainu

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /hòꜛkú/

Noun

hoku (Kana spelling ホク)

  1. husband (male spouse)

Antonyms
  • mat (“wife”)

Finnish

Etymology

hokea +‎ -u

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈhoku/, [ˈho̞ku]
  • Rhymes: -oku
  • Syllabification(key): ho‧ku

Noun

hoku

  1. (rare) rhyme
    Synonym: loru

Declension
Inflection of hoku (Kotus type 1*D/valo, k- gradation)
nominative hoku hout
genitive houn hokujen
partitive hokua hokuja
illative hokuun hokuihin
singular plural
nominative hoku hout
accusative nom. hoku hout
gen. houn
genitive houn hokujen
partitive hokua hokuja
inessive houssa houissa
elative housta houista
illative hokuun hokuihin
adessive houlla houilla
ablative houlta houilta
allative houlle houille
essive hokuna hokuina
translative houksi houiksi
instructive — houin
abessive houtta houitta
comitative — hokuineen
Possessive forms of hoku (type valo)
possessor singular plural
1st person hokuni hokumme
2nd person hokusi hokunne
3rd person hokunsa

See also

Anagrams

Hawaiian

Etymology

From Proto-Polynesian (F, S)otu.

Noun

hoku

  1. Night of the full moon

References
  • Hawaiian Dictionary, by Pukui and Elbert

Japanese

Romanization

hoku

  1. Rōmaji transcription of ほく

Norwegian Nynorsk

Noun

hòku f (definite singular hòko, indefinite plural hòkur, definite plural hòkune)

  1. (pre-1917) alternative form of hake

Anagrams

Tokelauan

Etymology

From Proto-Nuclear Polynesian *se-o-ku.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈhʲo.ku/
  • Hyphenation: ho‧ku

Determiner

hoku

  1. (inalienable, indefinite) 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 mā to mātou oku,
ota1		 o māua o mā o mātou
1st person (incl.) ― to tāua to tā to tātou ― o tāua o tā o tātou
2nd person tō toulua toutou ō oulua outou
3rd person tona to lāua to lā to lātou ona o lāua o lā 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 mā ta mātou aku,
ata1		 a māua a mā a mātou
1st person (incl.) ― ta tāua ta tā ta tātou ― a tāua a tā a tātou
2nd person tau taulua tautou au aulua autou
3rd person tana ta lāua ta lā ta lātou ana a lāua a lā 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 mā ho mātou ni oku,
ni ota1		 ni o māua ni o mā ni o mātou
1st person (incl.) ― ho tāua ho tā ho tātou ― ni o tāua ni o tā ni o tātou
2nd person hō houlua houtou ni ō ni oulua ni outou
3rd person hona ho lāua ho lā ho lātou ni ona ni o lāua ni o lā 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 mā ha mātou ni aku,
ni ata1		 ni a māua ni a mā ni a mātou
1st person (incl.) ― ha tāua ha tā ha tātou ― ni a tāua ni a tā ni a tātou
2nd person hau haulua hautou ni au ni aulua ni autou
3rd person hana ha lāua ha lā ha lātou ni ana ni a lāua ni a lā ni a lātou
1) Sympathetic

References
  • R. Simona, editor (1986) Tokelau Dictionary‎, Auckland: Office of Tokelau Affairs, page 322
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