huka

See also: húka

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Noun

huka

  1. wife

References

Maori

Etymology 1

Cognate with Hawaiian huʻa (“foam, bubbles”)

Noun

huka

  1. snow, foam, froth, any white form of precipitation

Etymology 2

From English sugar.

Noun

huka

  1. sugar

Norwegian Bokmål

Alternative forms

Verb

huka

  1. inflection of huke:
    1. simple past
    2. past participle

Swedish

Etymology

Inherited from Old Norse húka. Cognate of German hocken, Dutch huiken. Doublet of hög.

Verb

huka (present hukar, preterite hukade, supine hukat, imperative huka)

  1. (reflexive) to go down into or be in a (half) sitting position; to crouch, to squat
    Han hukade sig ― He crouched down
    Synonyms: (go into a squatting position) gå ner på huk, (be in a squatting position) sitta på huk

Usage notes

Optionally but more commonly reflexive ("De hukade" is the same as "De hukade sig")

Conjugation
Conjugation of huka (weak)
Active Passive
Infinitive huka hukas
Supine hukat hukats
Imperative huka —
Imper. plural1 huken —
Present Past Present Past
Indicative hukar hukade hukas hukades
Ind. plural1 huka hukade hukas hukades
Subjunctive2 huke hukade hukes hukades
Participles
Present participle hukande
Past participle hukad
1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.

References
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