naku

See also: nāku and -naku

Finnish

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈnɑku/, [ˈnɑku]
  • Rhymes: -ɑku
  • Syllabification(key): na‧ku

Etymology 1

From Swedish naken (“naked”).

Adjective

naku (comparative nakumpi, superlative nakuin)

  1. (colloquial) naked, nude
Declension
Inflection of naku (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation)
nominative naku nakut
genitive nakun nakujen
partitive nakua nakuja
illative nakuun nakuihin
singular plural
nominative naku nakut
accusative nom. naku nakut
gen. nakun
genitive nakun nakujen
partitive nakua nakuja
inessive nakussa nakuissa
elative nakusta nakuista
illative nakuun nakuihin
adessive nakulla nakuilla
ablative nakulta nakuilta
allative nakulle nakuille
essive nakuna nakuina
translative nakuksi nakuiksi
instructive — nakuin
abessive nakutta nakuitta
comitative — nakuine
Possessive forms of naku (type valo)
Rare. Only used with substantive adjectives.
possessor singular plural
1st person nakuni nakumme
2nd person nakusi nakunne
3rd person nakunsa
Synonyms
Derived terms

Etymology 2

From nakutus (“knocking, diesel knock”).

Noun

naku

  1. (colloquial) diesel car (automobile powered with a diesel engine)
  2. (colloquial) diesel engine
Declension
Inflection of naku (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation)
nominative naku nakut
genitive nakun nakujen
partitive nakua nakuja
illative nakuun nakuihin
singular plural
nominative naku nakut
accusative nom. naku nakut
gen. nakun
genitive nakun nakujen
partitive nakua nakuja
inessive nakussa nakuissa
elative nakusta nakuista
illative nakuun nakuihin
adessive nakulla nakuilla
ablative nakulta nakuilta
allative nakulle nakuille
essive nakuna nakuina
translative nakuksi nakuiksi
instructive — nakuin
abessive nakutta nakuitta
comitative — nakuineen
Possessive forms of naku (type valo)
possessor singular plural
1st person nakuni nakumme
2nd person nakusi nakunne
3rd person nakunsa
Synonyms

Anagrams

Japanese

Romanization

naku

  1. Rōmaji transcription of なく

Tagalog

Alternative forms

Etymology

Univerbation of ina (“mother”) +‎ ko (“my”).

Pronunciation
  • Hyphenation: na‧ku
  • IPA(key): /naˈku/, [nɐˈxu]

Interjection

nakú

  1. an exclamation expressing surprise, wonder, fear, pain, etc.

Derived terms

References

Veps

Etymology

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Adverb

naku

  1. here, there (when presenting or pointing to something)

Synonyms

References
  • Zajceva, N. G.; Mullonen, M. I. (2007), “вот, тут”, in Uz’ venä-vepsläine vajehnik / Novyj russko-vepsskij slovarʹ [New Russian–Veps Dictionary], Petrozavodsk: Periodika
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