taku

See also: Taku and tāku

Japanese

Romanization

taku

1. Rōmaji transcription of たく

Latvian

Noun

taku f

1. inflection of taka:
   1. accusative/instrumental singular
   2. genitive plural

Maori

Etymology

From Proto-Polynesian *taʻaku. Compare Hawaiian kaʻu.

Pronoun

taku

1. my

Usage notes

This is the neutral form for referring to a single possessed item. This form is not governed by the usual a / o distinction. This word must be followed by a noun.

Declension

Maori possessive pronouns

		singular object			dual/plural object
		A category	O category	neutral	A category	O category	neutral
singular subject	1st person	tāku	tōku	taku	āku	ōku	aku
	2nd person	tāu	tōu	tō	āu	ōu	ō
	3rd person	tāna	tōna	tana	āna	ōna	ana
dual subject	1st person, inclusive	tā tāua	tō tāua	—	ā tāua	ō tāua	—
	1st person, exclusive	tā māua	tō māua	—	ā māua	ō māua	—
	2nd person	tā kōrua	tō kōrua	—	ā kōrua	ō kōrua	—
	3rd person	tā rāua	tō rāua	—	ā rāua	ō rāua	—
plural subject	1st person, inclusive	tā tātou	tō tātou	—	ā tātou	ō tātou	—
	1st person, exclusive	tā mātou	tō mātou	—	ā mātou	ō mātou	—
	2nd person	tā koutou	tō koutou	—	ā koutou	ō koutou	—
	3rd person	tā rātou	tō rātou	—	ā rātou	ō rātou	—

A category: alienable possession; possessor has control of the relationship.
O category: inalienable possession; possessor has no control over the relationship.

Quechua

Adjective

taku

1. rough
2. resistant to getting drunk, having a high tolerance
3. mixed, mixed up

See also

• takuy

Noun

taku

1. red soil, iron(III) oxide

Declension

Declension of taku

	singular	plural
nominative	taku	takukuna
accusative	takuta	takukunata
dative	takuman	takukunaman
genitive	takup	takukunap
locative	takupi	takukunapi
terminative	takukama	takukunakama
ablative	takumanta	takukunamanta
instrumental	takuwan	takukunawan
comitative	takuntin	takukunantin
abessive	takunnaq	takukunannaq
comparative	takuhina	takukunahina
causative	takurayku	takukunarayku
benefactive	takupaq	takukunapaq
associative	takupura	takukunapura
distributive	takunka	takukunanka
exclusive	takulla	takukunalla

Possessive forms of taku

ñuqap - first-person singular ñuqap (my) singular plural nominative takuy takuykuna accusative takuyta takuykunata dative takuyman takuykunaman genitive takuypa takuykunap locative takuypi takuykunapi terminative takuykama takuykunakama ablative takuymanta takuykunamanta instrumental takuywan takuykunawan comitative takuynintin takuykunantin abessive takuyninnaq takuykunannaq comparative takuyhina takuykunahina causative takuyrayku takuykunarayku benefactive takuypaq takuykunapaq associative takuypura takuykunapura distributive takuyninka takuykunanka exclusive takuylla takuykunalla qampa - second-person singular qampa (your) singular plural nominative takuyki takuykikuna accusative takuykita takuykikunata dative takuykiman takuykikunaman genitive takuykipa takuykikunap locative takuykipi takuykikunapi terminative takuykikama takuykikunakama ablative takuykimanta takuykikunamanta instrumental takuykiwan takuykikunawan comitative takuykintin takuykikunantin abessive takuykinnaq takuykikunannaq comparative takuykihina takuykikunahina causative takuykirayku takuykikunarayku benefactive takuykipaq takuykikunapaq associative takuykipura takuykikunapura distributive takuykinka takuykikunanka exclusive takuykilla takuykikunalla paypa - third-person singular paypa (his/her/its) singular plural nominative takun takunkuna accusative takunta takunkunata dative takunman takunkunaman genitive takunpa takunkunap locative takunpi takunkunapi terminative takunkama takunkunakama ablative takunmanta takunkunamanta instrumental takunwan takunkunawan comitative takunintin takunkunantin abessive takunninnaq takunkunannaq comparative takunhina takunkunahina causative takunrayku takunkunarayku benefactive takunpaq takunkunapaq associative takunpura takunkunapura distributive takuninka takunkunanka exclusive takunlla takunkunalla ñuqanchikpa - first-person inclusive plural ñuqanchikpa (our(incl)) singular plural nominative takunchik takunchikkuna accusative takunchikta takunchikkunata dative takunchikman takunchikkunaman genitive takunchikpa takunchikkunap locative takunchikpi takunchikkunapi terminative takunchikkama takunchikkunakama ablative takunchikmanta takunchikkunamanta instrumental takunchikwan takunchikkunawan comitative takunchiknintin takunchikkunantin abessive takunchikninnaq takunchikkunannaq comparative takunchikhina takunchikkunahina causative takunchikrayku takunchikkunarayku benefactive takunchikpaq takunchikkunapaq associative takunchikpura takunchikkunapura distributive takunchikninka takunchikkunanka exclusive takunchiklla takunchikkunalla ñuqaykup - first-person exclusive plural ñuqaykup (our(excl)) singular plural nominative takuyku takuykukuna accusative takuykuta takuykukunata dative takuykuman takuykukunaman genitive takuykupa takuykukunap locative takuykupi takuykukunapi terminative takuykukama takuykukunakama ablative takuykumanta takuykukunamanta instrumental takuykuwan takuykukunawan comitative takuykuntin takuykukunantin abessive takuykunnaq takuykukunannaq comparative takuykuhina takuykukunahina causative takuykurayku takuykukunarayku benefactive takuykupaq takuykukunapaq associative takuykupura takuykukunapura distributive takuykunka takuykukunanka exclusive takuykulla takuykukunalla qamkunap - second-person plural qamkunap (your(pl)) singular plural nominative takuykichik takuykichikkuna accusative takuykichikta takuykichikkunata dative takuykichikman takuykichikkunaman genitive takuykichikpa takuykichikkunap locative takuykichikpi takuykichikkunapi terminative takuykichikkama takuykichikkunakama ablative takuykichikmanta takuykichikkunamanta instrumental takuykichikwan takuykichikkunawan comitative takuykichiknintin takuykichikkunantin abessive takuykichikninnaq takuykichikkunannaq comparative takuykichikhina takuykichikkunahina causative takuykichikrayku takuykichikkunarayku benefactive takuykichikpaq takuykichikkunapaq associative takuykichikpura takuykichikkunapura distributive takuykichikninka takuykichikkunanka exclusive takuykichiklla takuykichikkunalla paykunap - third-person plural paykunap (their) singular plural nominative takunku takunkukuna accusative takunkuta takunkukunata dative takunkuman takunkukunaman genitive takunkupa takunkukunap locative takunkupi takunkukunapi terminative takunkukama takunkukunakama ablative takunkumanta takunkukunamanta instrumental takunkuwan takunkukunawan comitative takunkuntin takunkukunantin abessive takunkunnaq takunkukunannaq comparative takunkuhina takunkukunahina causative takunkurayku takunkukunarayku benefactive takunkupaq takunkukunapaq associative takunkupura takunkukunapura distributive takunkunka takunkukunanka exclusive takunkulla takunkukunalla

Sakizaya

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ta.ˈku/, [ta.ˈku]

Noun

taku

1. lake; pond; pool

Tokelauan

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈta.ku]
• Hyphenation: ta‧ku

Etymology 1

From Proto-Polynesian *te-qa-ku. Cognates include Hawaiian kaʻu and Samoan laʻu.

Determiner

taku

1. (inalienable, definite) my

See also

Tokelauan possessive determiners

Definite inalienable (O-type)
		singular reference				plural reference
		sg	du		pl	sg	du		pl
			long	short			long	short
1st person	excl.	toku, tota1	to māua	to mā	to mātou	oku, ota1	o māua	o mā	o mātou
	incl.	―	to tāua	to tā	to tātou	―	o tāua	o tā	o tātou
2nd person		tō	toulua		toutou	ō	oulua		outou
3rd person		tona	to lāua	to lā	to lātou	ona	o lāua	o lā	o lātou
Definite alienable (A-type)
		singular reference				plural reference
		sg	du		pl	sg	du		pl
			long	short			long	short
1st person	excl.	taku, tata1	ta māua	ta mā	ta mātou	aku, ata1	a māua	a mā	a mātou
	incl.	―	ta tāua	ta tā	ta tātou	―	a tāua	a tā	a tātou
2nd person		tau	taulua		tautou	au	aulua		autou
3rd person		tana	ta lāua	ta lā	ta lātou	ana	a lāua	a lā	a lātou
Indefinite inalienable (O-type)
		singular reference				plural reference
		sg	du		pl	sg	du		pl
			long	short			long	short
1st person	excl.	hoku, hota1	ho māua	ho mā	ho mātou	ni oku, ni ota1	ni o māua	ni o mā	ni o mātou
	incl.	―	ho tāua	ho tā	ho tātou	―	ni o tāua	ni o tā	ni o tātou
2nd person		hō	houlua		houtou	ni ō	ni oulua		ni outou
3rd person		hona	ho lāua	ho lā	ho lātou	ni ona	ni o lāua	ni o lā	ni o lātou
Indefinite alienable (A-type)
		singular reference				plural reference
		sg	du		pl	sg	du		pl
			long	short			long	short
1st person	excl.	haku, hata1	ha māua	ha mā	ha mātou	ni aku, ni ata1	ni a māua	ni a mā	ni a mātou
	incl.	―	ha tāua	ha tā	ha tātou	―	ni a tāua	ni a tā	ni a tātou
2nd person		hau	haulua		hautou	ni au	ni aulua		ni autou
3rd person		hana	ha lāua	ha lā	ha lātou	ni ana	ni a lāua	ni a lā	ni a lātou

¹⁾ Sympathetic

Etymology 2

From Proto-Polynesian *taku. Cognates include Maori taku and Samoan ta'u.

Verb

taku

1. (intransitive) to tell
2. (intransitive) to announce
3. (transitive) to say, pronounce
4. (transitive) to report
5. (transitive) to confess

Derived terms

• takutino

References

• R. Simona, editor (1986), Tokelau Dictionary‎^[1], Auckland: Office of Tokelau Affairs, page 361