mahuka

Basque

Etymology

Eventually from Latin manica.

Pronunciation

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• IPA^(key): (Southern) /mau̯ka/, [mau̯.ka]
• IPA^(key): (Northern) /mahuka/, [ma.ɦu.ka]

Noun

mahuka inan

1. sleeve

   Synonyms: beso, manga

   Mahukarik gabeko berokiak oso itsusiak dira.

   Coats without sleeves are so ugly.

2. hose

Declension

Declension of mahuka (inanimate, ending in -a)

	indefinite	singular	plural
absolutive	mahuka	mahuka	mahukak
ergative	mahukak	mahukak	mahukek
dative	mahukari	mahukari	mahukei
genitive	mahukaren	mahukaren	mahuken
comitative	mahukarekin	mahukarekin	mahukekin
causative	mahukarengatik	mahukarengatik	mahukengatik
benefactive	mahukarentzat	mahukarentzat	mahukentzat
instrumental	mahukaz	mahukaz	mahukez
inessive	mahukatan	mahukan	mahuketan
locative	mahukatako	mahukako	mahuketako
allative	mahukatara	mahukara	mahuketara
terminative	mahukataraino	mahukaraino	mahuketaraino
directive	mahukatarantz	mahukarantz	mahuketarantz
destinative	mahukatarako	mahukarako	mahuketarako
ablative	mahukatatik	mahukatik	mahuketatik
partitive	mahukarik	—	—
prolative	mahukatzat	—	—

Further reading

• “mahuka”, in Euskaltzaindiaren Hiztegia [Dictionary of the Basque Academy] (in Basque), Euskaltzaindia [Royal Academy of the Basque Language]
• “mahuka”, in Orotariko Euskal Hiztegia [General Basque Dictionary], Euskaltzaindia, 1987–2005