See also: Niku, nīku, and нику

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Noun

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niku

  1. accusative singular of nika

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Estonian

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Noun

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niku

  1. genitive singular of nikk

Ingrian

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Etymology

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From niin ku. Akin to Finnish niinku.

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niku

  1. like, as though
    • 1936, N. A. Iljin and V. I. Junus, Bukvari iƶoroin șkouluja vart, Leningrad: Riikin Ucebno-pedagogiceskoi Izdateljstva, page 29:
      Niku meijen vahti.
      Just like our guardian.
  2. like, the way that
    • 1936, V. I. Junus, Iƶoran Keelen Grammatikka[1], Leningrad: Riikin Ucebno-pedagogiceskoi Izdateljstva, page 9:
      Sanan merkitöstä tämä vokaloin muuttumiin ei muuta, niku tekkööt lyhhyet ja pität vokalat [] .
      This change of the vowels doesn't change the meaning of the word the way short and long vowels do [] .

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  • V. I. Junus (1936) Iƶoran Keelen Grammatikka[2], Leningrad: Riikin Ucebno-pedagogiceskoi Izdateljstva, page 100
  • Ruben E. Nirvi (1971) Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 340
  • Olga I. Konkova, Nikita A. Dyachkov (2014) Inkeroin Keel: Пособие по Ижорскому Языку[3], →ISBN, page 73

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Japanese

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Romanization

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niku

  1. Rōmaji transcription of にく

Votic

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Etymology

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(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.) Compare Ingrian niku.

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niku

  1. like, as
  2. as if, as though

References

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  • Hallap, V., Adler, E., Grünberg, S., Leppik, M. (2012) “niku”, in Vadja keele sõnaraamat [A dictionary of the Votic language], 2nd edition, Tallinn
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