tuk

See also: tük, tűk, tuk-, -tuk, tü̂k, and ṭük

Translingual

Symbol

tuk

1. (international standards) ISO 639-2 & ISO 639-3 language code for Turkmen.

English

Noun

tuk (uncountable)

1. (music) A Barbadian musical style, based on British regimental music of the colonial era, but accompanied by costumed performances based on African characters.

See also

• tuk-tuk

Anagrams

• KUT, kut

Czech

Etymology

Inherited from Old Czech tuk, from Proto-Slavic *tukъ.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈtuk]

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Noun

tuk m inan (related adjective tukový)

1. fat

Declension

Declension of tuk (velar masculine inanimate)

	singular	plural
nominative	tuk	tuky
genitive	tuku	tuků
dative	tuku	tukům
accusative	tuk	tuky
vocative	tuku	tuky
locative	tuku	tucích
instrumental	tukem	tuky

Derived terms

• nízkotučný
• odtučněný
• plnotučný
• polotučný
• rostlinný tuk m
• tučný
• tučňák m
• živočišný tuk m

 

Further reading

• “tuk”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957
• “tuk”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989
• “tuk”, in Internetová jazyková příručka (in Czech)

Dutch

Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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Noun

tuk m (plural tukken, diminutive tukje n)

1. (usually in the diminutive) a nap

Derived terms

• tukken

 

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

tuk

1. inflection of tukken:
   1. first/second/third-person singular present indicative
   2. imperative

Eastern Cham

Alternative forms

• ꨓꨭꩀ

Noun

tuk

1. hour

Jingpho

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *duk ~ tuk (“poison; to poison”) (STEDT).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tu̠k˧˧/

Noun

tuk

1. poison

Synonyms

• ntuk
• ningtuk

References

• Xu, Xijian (徐悉艰), Xiao, Jiacheng (肖家成), Yue, Xiangkun (岳相昆), Dai, Qingxia (戴庆厦) (1983 December) “tuk”, in 景汉辞典 [Jingpho-Chinese Dictionary], Kunming: Yunnan Nationalities Publishing House, page 849

Malay

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tuk/
• Rhymes: -tuk, -uk
• (Johor-Riau) IPA^(key): [tʊʔ, -oʔ, -o̞ʔ]

Noun

tuk (Jawi spelling توق, informal 1st possessive tukku, 2nd possessive tukmu, 3rd possessive tuknya)

1. grandfather

See also

• datuk (full)

Nek

Noun

tuk

1. (Goambot) water

References

• Rachel Gray, Margaret Potter, Thom Retsema, Mungkip: an endangered language, SIL Electronic Survey Reports 35 (2009), page 25

Polish

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /ˈtuk/

• (Greater Poland):
  • (Kuyavia) IPA^(key): /ˈtuk/

• Audio:

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• Rhymes: -uk
• Syllabification: tuk
• Homophone: tóg

Etymology 1

Inherited from Old Polish tuk, from Proto-Slavic *tukъ.

Noun

tuk m inan

1. dripping
2. grease
3. (Kuyavia) Synonym of szpik (“bone marrow”)

Declension

Declension of tuk

	singular
nominative	tuk
genitive	tuku
dative	tukowi
accusative	tuk
instrumental	tukiem
locative	tuku
vocative	tuku

Related terms

adjectives

• tuczny

 

nouns

• tucznik

 

verbs

• tuczyć impf
• tyć impf

 

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Noun

tuk f

1. genitive plural of tuka

Further reading

• tuk in Polish dictionaries at PWN
• Oskar Kolberg (1867) “tuk”, in Dzieła wszystkie: Kujawy (in Polish), page 277

Rayón Zoque

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tuk/

Noun

tuk

1. road, passage

Synonyms

• tuŋ

Derived terms

• aŋduk

References

• Faarlund, J. T. (2012). A grammar of Chiapas Zoque. (p. 25) Oxford University Press.

Slovak

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *tukъ.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [tuk]
• Hyphenation: tuk

Noun

tuk m inan (related adjective tukový)

1. fat

Declension

Declension of tuk (pattern dub)

	singular	plural
nominative	tuk	tuky
genitive	tuku	tukov
dative	tuku	tukom
accusative	tuk	tuky
locative	tuku	tukoch
instrumental	tukom	tukmi

Derived terms

• tučný m
• plnotučný m
• polotučný m
• nízkotučný m
• odtučnený m
• tučniak m
• živočíšný tuk m
• rastlinný tuk m

Further reading

• “tuk”, in Slovníkový portál Jazykovedného ústavu Ľ. Štúra SAV [Dictionary portal of the Ľ. Štúr Institute of Linguistics, Slovak Academy of Science] (in Slovak), https://slovnik.juls.savba.sk, 2003–2024

Sumerian

Romanization

tuk

1. Romanization of 𒌇 (tuk)

Zhuang

Noun

tuk

1. loom