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tuka

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See also: tuką and tuka'

Bangi

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Bantu *-tʊ́k.

Verb

tuka

  1. to torment

Bikol Central

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Philippine *tukaq.

Pronunciation

  • Hyphenation: tu‧ka
  • IPA(key): /tuˈkaʔ/ [tuˈkaʔ]

Noun

tukâ

  1. beak, bill (of a bird)
  2. peck
  3. snakebite
    Synonyms: singot, simot

Derived terms

  • magtuka
  • mamuka
  • panuka
  • patuka
  • tukaon

Cebuano

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Philippine *tukaq.

Pronunciation

  • Hyphenation: tu‧ka
  • IPA(key): /tuˈkaʔ/ [t̪ʊˈkaʔ]

Verb

tuka

  1. to peck, to strike or pierce with the beak or bill

Coatepec Nahuatl

Noun

tuka

  1. name.

Estonian

Noun

tuka

  1. genitive singular of tukk

Lingala

Verb

-tuka (infinitive kotuka)

  1. to insult

Northern Sotho

Verb

tuka

  1. to cremate

Pangasinan

Etymology

Ultimately borrowed from Sanskrit चुक्रा (cukrā, “tamarind tree”), possibly through Malay cuka (“soured wine, vinegar”). Cognate with Bikol Central suka, Cebuano suka, Ilocano suka, Maranao soka', Tagalog suka, and Tausug suka'.

Pronunciation

Noun

tuká

  1. vinegar

Polish

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Etymology

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Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈtu.ka/
  • Rhymes: -uka
  • Syllabification: tu‧ka

Noun

tuka f

  1. (fishing) type of fishing net

Declension

Declension of tuka
More information singular, plural ...

Further reading

  • tuka in Polish dictionaries at PWN
  • tuka in PWN's encyclopedia

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

Onomatopoeic.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /tûka/
  • Hyphenation: tu‧ka

Noun

tȕka f (Cyrillic spelling ту̏ка)

  1. (regional) turkey (female)
  2. (derogatory) foolish or stupid woman

Declension

More information singular, plural ...

Antonyms

References

  • “tuka”, in Hrvatski jezični portal [Croatian language portal] (in Serbo-Croatian), 2006–2025
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Sotho

Verb

tuka

  1. to burn

Tagalog

Etymology 1

Inherited from Proto-Philippine *tukaq. Compare Abenlen Ayta tuka, Bikol Central toka and Tausug tuka'.

Pronunciation

Noun

tukâ (Baybayin spelling ᜆᜓᜃ)

  1. beak; bill (of a bird)
  2. peck; stroke (of a beak or bill of a bird)
    Synonyms: pagtuka, tuktok, pagtuktok
  3. mark made by such a peck or stroke
  4. feeding time for fowls (in pecking seeds, grain, etc.)
    Synonym: pagpapatuka
  5. sudden bite (of a snake, etc.)
    Synonym: tuklaw
Derived terms

Etymology 2

See toka.

Pronunciation

Noun

tuka (Baybayin spelling ᜆᜓᜃ)

  1. alternative form of toka

Anagrams

Tiruray

Noun

tuka

  1. peninsula

West Makian

Etymology

Likely from Malay tukar, from Portuguese trocar.

Pronunciation

Verb

tuka

  1. (transitive) to change
    ituka mefi ― it's shedding its skin (of a snake)

Conjugation

More information singular, plural ...

References

  • James Collins (1982), Further Notes Towards a West Makian Vocabulary‎, Pacific linguistics

Yoruba

Alternative forms

  • tú ká

Pronunciation

Verb

túká

  1. (splitting verb, transitive, intransitive) to disperse, to dissolve
  2. (splitting verb, ergative) to scatter
  3. (splitting verb, with ojú) to be cheerful, to cheer up
    Synonym: tújúká

Derived terms

  • ìtúká (“dispersal”)
  • ìtúniká (“dismissal”)
  • ìtẹ́gbẹ́ká (“dissolution”)

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