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haku

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See also: -haku and hak'u

English

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Etymology 1

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From Hawaiian [Term?].

Noun

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haku

  1. (Hawaii) A three-ply braid incorporating additional materials, used in making lei.
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Etymology 2

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From Maori [Term?].

Noun

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haku

  1. (New Zealand) The yellowtail amberjack (Seriola lalandi).

Czech

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [ˈɦaku]
  • Rhymes: -aku
  • Hyphenation: ha‧ku

Noun

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haku

  1. accusative singular of haka

Finnish

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Etymology

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hakea +‎ -u

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈhɑku/, [ˈhɑ̝ku]
  • Rhymes: -ɑku
  • Hyphenation(key): ha‧ku

Noun

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haku

  1. search
  2. applying, application
    hakuaika / hakukausiapplication period

Declension

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Inflection of haku (Kotus type 1*D/valo, k- gradation)
nominative haku haut
genitive haun hakujen
partitive hakua hakuja
illative hakuun hakuihin
singular plural
nominative haku haut
accusative nom. haku haut
gen. haun
genitive haun hakujen
partitive hakua hakuja
inessive haussa hauissa
elative hausta hauista
illative hakuun hakuihin
adessive haulla hauilla
ablative haulta hauilta
allative haulle hauille
essive hakuna hakuina
translative hauksi hauiksi
abessive hautta hauitta
instructive hauin
comitative See the possessive forms below.
Possessive forms of haku (Kotus type 1*D/valo, k- gradation)
first-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative hakuni hakuni
accusative nom. hakuni hakuni
gen. hakuni
genitive hakuni hakujeni
partitive hakuani hakujani
inessive haussani hauissani
elative haustani hauistani
illative hakuuni hakuihini
adessive haullani hauillani
ablative haultani hauiltani
allative haulleni hauilleni
essive hakunani hakuinani
translative haukseni hauikseni
abessive hauttani hauittani
instructive
comitative hakuineni
second-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative hakusi hakusi
accusative nom. hakusi hakusi
gen. hakusi
genitive hakusi hakujesi
partitive hakuasi hakujasi
inessive haussasi hauissasi
elative haustasi hauistasi
illative hakuusi hakuihisi
adessive haullasi hauillasi
ablative haultasi hauiltasi
allative haullesi hauillesi
essive hakunasi hakuinasi
translative hauksesi hauiksesi
abessive hauttasi hauittasi
instructive
comitative hakuinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative hakumme hakumme
accusative nom. hakumme hakumme
gen. hakumme
genitive hakumme hakujemme
partitive hakuamme hakujamme
inessive haussamme hauissamme
elative haustamme hauistamme
illative hakuumme hakuihimme
adessive haullamme hauillamme
ablative haultamme hauiltamme
allative haullemme hauillemme
essive hakunamme hakuinamme
translative hauksemme hauiksemme
abessive hauttamme hauittamme
instructive
comitative hakuinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative hakunne hakunne
accusative nom. hakunne hakunne
gen. hakunne
genitive hakunne hakujenne
partitive hakuanne hakujanne
inessive haussanne hauissanne
elative haustanne hauistanne
illative hakuunne hakuihinne
adessive haullanne hauillanne
ablative haultanne hauiltanne
allative haullenne hauillenne
essive hakunanne hakuinanne
translative hauksenne hauiksenne
abessive hauttanne hauittanne
instructive
comitative hakuinenne

Derived terms

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compounds

Further reading

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Anagrams

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Gorontalo

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Etymology 1

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

Noun

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haku

  1. genitalia
    Te Sudi biloto'o, ilotuhata lo bali to haku.
    Sudi fainted, (because) a ball hit (his) genitalia.

Etymology 2

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From Malay hak (right), from Arabic حَقّ (ḥaqq, truth).

Noun

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haku

  1. that which complies with justice, law, or reason; right.
    Haku to tawu diila bolo ma'o hama.
    Someone's right must not be infringed.

Guaraní

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Pronunciation

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Adjective

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haku

  1. warm, hot

Hawaiian

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈha.ku/, [ˈhɐ.ku]

Etymology 1

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From Proto-Central Polynesian *fatu.

Noun

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haku

  1. lord, master, overseer, employer, owner, possessor, proprietor, luna

Etymology 2

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From Proto-Polynesian *fatu, from Proto-Oceanic *patu, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *batu.

Noun

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haku

  1. core, lump, stone, coconut sponge
  2. stone (of a fruit), seeds and pulp (of a melon)
Derived terms
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Etymology 3

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From Proto-Polynesian *fatu, from Proto-Oceanic *patuʀ, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *batuʀ.

Verb

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haku

  1. (transitive) to compose, to invent, to put in order, to arrange
  2. (transitive) to braid, to plait

Further reading

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  • Pukui, Mary Kawena, Elbert, Samuel H. (1986) “haku”, in Hawaiian Dictionary, Honolulu: University of Hawaii Press

Japanese

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Romanization

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haku

  1. Rōmaji transcription of はく

Maori

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Noun

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haku

  1. yellowtail amberjack (Seriola lalandi)
    Synonyms: makumaku, warehenga

References

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  • Biggs, Bruce (1990) English-Maori, Maori-English Dictionary, Auckland University Press, →ISBN, page 89
  • Williams, William (1852) A Dictionary of the New Zealand Language, and a Concise Grammar; to Which is Added a Selection of Colloquial Sentences, second edition, London: Williams and Norgate, page 14:Háku, s. The name of a fish.

Polish

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈxa.ku/
  • Rhymes: -aku
  • Syllabification: ha‧ku

Noun

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haku m inan

  1. locative/vocative singular of hak

Quechua

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Etymology 1

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Inherited from Proto-Quechuan *aku.

Pronunciation

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Verb

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haku (defective)

  1. let's go
    Synonym: hakuchik
    Llaqtayta haku!Let's go to my town!

Etymology 2

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Inherited from Proto-Quechuan *aku.

Alternative forms

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Pronunciation

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Noun

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haku

  1. (Ayacucho) Alternative form of aku

Sakizaya

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Etymology

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From Japanese (hako, box).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ha.ˈku/, [ha.ˈku]

Noun

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haku

  1. box; case

Tokelauan

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Etymology

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From Proto-Nuclear Polynesian *se-qa-ku.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [ˈhʲa.ku]
  • Hyphenation: ha‧ku

Determiner

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haku

  1. (alienable, indefinite) my

See also

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References

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  • R. Simona, editor (1986), Tokelau Dictionary[2], Auckland: Office of Tokelau Affairs, page 295

Yilan Creole

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Etymology

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From Japanese 履く (haku, to wear shoes or pants).

Verb

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haku

  1. to put on; to don (clothing or other objects)

References

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  • Chien Yuehchen (2015) “The lexical system of Yilan Creole”, in New Advances in Formosan Linguistics[3], pages 513-532