нука

Pannonian Rusyn

Etymology

Inherited from Old Slovak dnuka, vnuka, probably both derivations from dovnútra, ultimately from Proto-Slavic *vъnǫtrь. Compare нєшка (nješka) for dn- → n-.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈnuka]
• Rhymes: -uka
• Hyphenation: ну‧ка

Adverb

нука (nuka)

1. inside, within (within the interior)

   Antonym: вонка (vonka)

2. inside (towards the interior)

   Antonym: вонка (vonka)

   идз нука ― idz nuka ― go inside

3. inside (indoors)

   Antonym: вонка (vonka)

Derived terms

adjectives

• нукашнї (nukašnji)

 

Related terms

adverbs

• знука (znuka)
• зоднука (zodnuka)
• однука (odnuka)

 

References

• Medʹeši, H., Fejsa, M., Timko-Djitko, O. (2010) “нука”, in Ramač, Ju., editor, Руско-сербски словнїк [Rusyn-Serbian Dictionary] (in Pannonian Rusyn), Novi Sad: Faculty of Philosophy
• Fejsa, M., Šlemender, M., Čelʹovski, S. (2022) “inside”, in Анґлийско-руски словнїк [English-Rusyn Dictionary] (in Pannonian Rusyn), Novi Sad: Faculty of Philosophy; Ruska matka, →ISBN, page 151

Sirenik

Etymology

From Proto-Eskimo *nukaʁ.

Noun

нука (nuka)

1. sister

References

• G. A. Menovschikov (1964) Язык сиреникских эскимосов [The language of Sirenik Eskimos]‎^[1], Академия Наук СССР, page 192
• Fortescue, Michael, Jacobson, Steven, Kaplan, Lawrence (1994) Comparative Eskimo Dictionary, Fairbanks: Alaska Native Language Center, page 237