See also: Maku, and mą̀ku-

Finnish

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Etymology

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From Proto-Finnic *maku, from the same root as *makëda.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈmɑku/, [ˈmɑ̝ku]
  • Rhymes: -ɑku
  • Syllabification(key): ma‧ku

Noun

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maku

  1. taste, flavor
    olla jonkun makuunto be to one's liking
  2. taste, sense of taste, gustation
    Synonym: makuaisti
  3. flavor, variety
    uudet jäätelömautnew ice cream flavors
  4. (physics) flavor (type of quark or lepton)

Declension

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Inflection of maku (Kotus type 1*D/valo, k- gradation)
nominative maku maut
genitive maun makujen
partitive makua makuja
illative makuun makuihin
singular plural
nominative maku maut
accusative nom. maku maut
gen. maun
genitive maun makujen
partitive makua makuja
inessive maussa mauissa
elative mausta mauista
illative makuun makuihin
adessive maulla mauilla
ablative maulta mauilta
allative maulle mauille
essive makuna makuina
translative mauksi mauiksi
abessive mautta mauitta
instructive mauin
comitative See the possessive forms below.
Possessive forms of maku (Kotus type 1*D/valo, k- gradation)
first-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative makuni makuni
accusative nom. makuni makuni
gen. makuni
genitive makuni makujeni
partitive makuani makujani
inessive maussani mauissani
elative maustani mauistani
illative makuuni makuihini
adessive maullani mauillani
ablative maultani mauiltani
allative maulleni mauilleni
essive makunani makuinani
translative maukseni mauikseni
abessive mauttani mauittani
instructive
comitative makuineni
second-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative makusi makusi
accusative nom. makusi makusi
gen. makusi
genitive makusi makujesi
partitive makuasi makujasi
inessive maussasi mauissasi
elative maustasi mauistasi
illative makuusi makuihisi
adessive maullasi mauillasi
ablative maultasi mauiltasi
allative maullesi mauillesi
essive makunasi makuinasi
translative mauksesi mauiksesi
abessive mauttasi mauittasi
instructive
comitative makuinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative makumme makumme
accusative nom. makumme makumme
gen. makumme
genitive makumme makujemme
partitive makuamme makujamme
inessive maussamme mauissamme
elative maustamme mauistamme
illative makuumme makuihimme
adessive maullamme mauillamme
ablative maultamme mauiltamme
allative maullemme mauillemme
essive makunamme makuinamme
translative mauksemme mauiksemme
abessive mauttamme mauittamme
instructive
comitative makuinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative makunne makunne
accusative nom. makunne makunne
gen. makunne
genitive makunne makujenne
partitive makuanne makujanne
inessive maussanne mauissanne
elative maustanne mauistanne
illative makuunne makuihinne
adessive maullanne mauillanne
ablative maultanne mauiltanne
allative maullenne mauillenne
essive makunanne makuinanne
translative mauksenne mauiksenne
abessive mauttanne mauittanne
instructive
comitative makuinenne

Derived terms

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compounds
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Further reading

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Anagrams

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Ingrian

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Etymology

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From Proto-Finnic *maku. Cognates include Finnish maku and Estonian magu.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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maku

  1. taste, flavour

Declension

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Declension of maku (type 4/koivu, k- gradation, gemination)
singular plural
nominative maku maut
genitive maun makkuin, makuloin
partitive makkua makuja, makuloja
illative makkuu makkui, makuloihe
inessive maus mauis, makulois
elative maust mauist, makuloist
allative maulle mauille, makuloille
adessive maul mauil, makuloil
ablative mault mauilt, makuloilt
translative mauks mauiks, makuloiks
essive makunna, makkuun makuinna, makuloinna, makkuin, makuloin
exessive1) makunt makuint, makuloint
1) obsolete
*) the accusative corresponds with either the genitive (sg) or nominative (pl)
**) the comitative is formed by adding the suffix -ka? or -kä? to the genitive.

Derived terms

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References

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  • Ruben E. Nirvi (1971) Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 290

Japanese

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Romanization

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maku

  1. Rōmaji transcription of まく

Kayardild

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Noun

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maku

  1. woman

References

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  • Nicholas Evans, A Grammar of Kayardild: With Historical-comparative Notes on Tangkic

Latvian

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Noun

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maku m

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

Lower Sorbian

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Pronunciation

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Noun

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maku

  1. locative singular of mak

Namuyi

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Pronunciation

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Verb

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maku

  1. to grab

Pitjantjatjara

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Noun

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maku

  1. witchety grub

References

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  • Paul A. Eckert (2007) Pitjantjatjara / Yankunytjatjara Picture Dictionary[2], IAD Press, →ISBN

Polish

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈma.ku/
  • Rhymes: -aku
  • Syllabification: ma‧ku

Noun

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maku

  1. genitive/locative/vocative singular of mak

Tocharian A

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Etymology

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From Proto-Tocharian *mekwā (compare Tocharian B mekwa), from Proto-Indo-European *h₃nogʰ-.

Noun

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maku

  1. (anatomy) nails, fingernails

Votic

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Etymology

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From Proto-Finnic *maku.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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maku

  1. taste, flavor

Inflection

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Declension of maku (type II/võrkko, k-g gradation)
singular plural
nominative maku magud
genitive magu makujõ, makui
partitive makkua makuitõ, makui
illative makkusõ, makku makuisõ
inessive maguz makuiz
elative magussõ makuissõ
allative magulõ makuilõ
adessive magullõ makuillõ
ablative magultõ makuiltõ
translative magussi makuissi
*) the accusative corresponds with either the genitive (sg) or nominative (pl)
**) the terminative is formed by adding the suffix -ssaa to the short illative (sg) or the genitive.
***) the comitative is formed by adding the suffix -ka to the genitive.

References

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  • Hallap, V., Adler, E., Grünberg, S., Leppik, M. (2012) “maku”, in Vadja keele sõnaraamat, 2nd edition, Tallinn

Yámana

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Noun

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maku

  1. son