maku

See also: mākû, mä̆kŭ, and mą̀ku-

Finnish

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *maku, from the same root as *makeda.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈmɑku/, [ˈmɑku]
  • Rhymes: -ɑku
  • Syllabification(key): ma‧ku

Noun

maku

  1. taste, flavor
    olla jnk makuunsato be to one's liking
  2. sense of taste
  3. flavor, variety
    uudet jäätelömautnew ice cream flavors
  4. (physics) flavor of a quark or a lepton

Declension

Inflection of maku (Kotus type 1*D/valo, k- gradation)
nominative maku maut
genitive maun makujen
partitive makua makuja
illative makuun makuihin
singular plural
nominative maku maut
accusative nom. maku maut
gen. maun
genitive maun makujen
partitive makua makuja
inessive maussa mauissa
elative mausta mauista
illative makuun makuihin
adessive maulla mauilla
ablative maulta mauilta
allative maulle mauille
essive makuna makuina
translative mauksi mauiksi
instructive mauin
abessive mautta mauitta
comitative makuineen
Possessive forms of maku (type valo)
possessor singular plural
1st person makuni makumme
2nd person makusi makunne
3rd person makunsa

Synonyms

Anagrams


Ingrian

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *maku. Cognates include Finnish maku and Estonian magu.

Pronunciation

  • (Ala-Laukaa) IPA(key): /ˈmɑku/, [ˈmɑku]
  • (Soikkola) IPA(key): /ˈmɑku/, [ˈmɑɡ̊u]
  • Rhymes: -ɑku
  • Hyphenation: ma‧ku

Noun

maku

  1. taste, flavour

Declension

Declension of maku (type 4/koivu, k- gradation, gemination)
singular plural
nominative maku maut
genitive maun makkuin, makuloin
partitive makkua makuja, makuloja
illative makkuu makkui, makuloihe
inessive maus makuis, makulois
elative maust makuist, makuloist
allative maulle makuille, makuloille
adessive maul makuil, makuloil
ablative mault makuilt, makuloilt
translative mauks makuiks, makuloiks
essive makunna, makkuun makuinna, makuloinna, makkuin, makuloin
exessive1) makunt makuint, makuloint
1) obsolete
*) the accusative corresponds with either the genitive (sg) or nominative (pl)
**) the comitative is formed by adding the suffix -ka? or -kä? to the genitive.

References

  • Ruben E. Nirvi (1971) Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 290

Japanese

Romanization

maku

  1. Rōmaji transcription of まく

Kayardild

Noun

maku

  1. woman

References

  • Nicholas Evans, A Grammar of Kayardild: With Historical-comparative Notes on Tangkic

Latvian

Noun

maku m

  1. accusative singular form of maks
  2. instrumental singular form of maks
  3. genitive plural form of maks

Lower Sorbian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈmaku/

Noun

maku

  1. locative singular of mak

Namuyi

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ma˧ku˧]

Verb

maku

  1. to grab

Pitjantjatjara

Noun

maku

  1. witchety grub

References

  • Paul A. Eckert (2007) Pitjantjatjara / Yankunytjatjara Picture Dictionary, IAD Press, →ISBN

Polish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈma.ku/
  • Rhymes: -aku
  • Syllabification: ma‧ku

Noun

maku

  1. genitive/locative/vocative singular of mak

Tocharian A

Etymology

From Proto-Tocharian *mekwā (compare Tocharian B mekwa), from Proto-Indo-European *h₃nogʰ-.

Noun

maku

  1. (anatomy) nails, fingernails

Votic

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *maku.

Pronunciation

  • (Luuditsa, Liivtšülä) IPA(key): /ˈmɑku/, [ˈmɑku]
  • Rhymes: -ɑku
  • Hyphenation: ma‧ku

Noun

maku

  1. taste, flavor

Inflection

Declension of maku (type II/võrkko, k-g gradation)
singular plural
nominative maku magud
genitive magu makuje, makujõ, makui
partitive makkua makuitõ, makui
illative makku, makkusõ makuje, makujõ, makuisõ
inessive maguz makuiz
elative magussõ makuissõ
allative magulõ makuilõ
adessive magullõ makuillõ
ablative magultõ makuiltõ
translative magussi makuissi
*) the accusative corresponds with either the genitive (sg) or nominative (pl)
**) the terminative is formed by adding the suffix -ssaa to the short illative or the genitive.
***) the comitative is formed by adding the suffix -ka to the genitive.

References

  • V. Hallap, E. Adler, S. Grünberg, M. Leppik (2012), maku”, in Vadja keele sõnaraamat [A dictionary of the Votic language], 2 edition, Tallinn

Yámana

Noun

maku

  1. son
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