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
singular subject	A category	O category	Neutral	A category	O category	Neutral
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
1st person (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
1st person (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
1st person (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
1st person (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