puku

See also: puķu, pūķu, -puku, and пуку

English

Etymology 1

From Zulu mpuku.

Alternative forms

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

Noun

puku (plural pukus)

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

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Maori puku.

Pronunciation

Noun

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

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

Etymology 1

puk- +‎ -u

Noun

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 hired a navy-blue suit for the wedding.
  2. suit (single garment that is a complete attire for a given task or activity)
    avaruuspuku, suojapuku, uimapuku ― space 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
    pukuhuone ― changing room / dressing room
Declension
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
instructive — puvuin
abessive puvutta puvuitta
comitative See the possessive forms below.
Possessive forms of puku (type valo)
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
instructive — —
abessive puvuttani puvuittani
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
instructive — —
abessive puvuttasi puvuittasi
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
instructive — —
abessive puvuttamme puvuittamme
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
instructive — —
abessive puvuttanne puvuittanne
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
instructive — —
abessive puvuttaan
puvuttansa		 puvuittaan
puvuittansa
comitative — pukuineen
pukuinensa
Synonyms
Derived terms
Compounds

Etymology 2

From Zulu mpuku.

Noun

puku

  1. puku (antelope Kobus vardonii)
Declension
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
instructive — pukuin
abessive pukutta pukuitta
comitative See the possessive forms below.
Possessive forms of puku (type valo)
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
instructive — —
abessive pukuttani pukuittani
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
instructive — —
abessive pukuttasi pukuittasi
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
instructive — —
abessive pukuttamme pukuittamme
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
instructive — —
abessive pukuttanne pukuittanne
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
instructive — —
abessive pukuttaan
pukuttansa		 pukuittaan
pukuittansa
comitative — pukuineen
pukuinensa

Anagrams

Guaraní

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /pu.ˈku/

Adjective

puku

  1. long

Guinea-Bissau Creole

Etymology

From Portuguese pouco. Cognate with Kabuverdianu poku.

Pronoun

puku

  1. few

Ingrian

Noun

puku

  1. dress

Italian

Noun

puku m (invariable)

  1. puku (Kobus vardonii)

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

Maori

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈpʉkʉ/

Noun

puku

  1. (anatomy) stomach, belly

Descendants
  • → English: puku

Northern Sotho

Etymology

Borrowed from English book.

Noun

puku

  1. book

Old Tupi

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /puˈku/

Adjective

puku

  1. long, elongate

References

Tsou

Noun

puku

  1. owl
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