huk

See also: Huk, huk⁸, and hu·k

Epigraphic Mayan

Alternative forms

• wuk
• ⟨𝋧⟩

Numeral

huk

1. seven

Indonesian

Alternative forms

• hoek (chiefly pre-1947)
• hook

Etymology

From Dutch hoek (“corner, angle”), from Middle Dutch hoec, huoc, from Old Dutch *huok, from Proto-Germanic *hōkaz (“hook”), from Proto-Indo-European *kog-, *keg-, *keng- (“peg, hook, claw”).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /ˈhuk/ [ˈhʊk̚]
• Rhymes: -uk
• Syllabification: huk

Noun

huk

1. (colloquial) land or building at the corner
2. (colloquial, dialectal) corner (of the room)

Norwegian Bokmål

Verb

huk

1. imperative of huke

Polish

Etymology

Onomatopoeic. Compare Serbo-Croatian huk.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈxuk/

• Audio:

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• Rhymes: -uk
• Syllabification: huk
• Homophone: Huk

Noun

huk m inan

1. noise, boom, bang, crash, rumble

Declension

Declension of huk

	singular	plural
nominative	huk	huki
genitive	huku	huków
dative	hukowi	hukom
accusative	huk	huki
instrumental	hukiem	hukami
locative	huku	hukach
vocative	huku	huki

Further reading

• huk in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• huk in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Quechua

Quechua cardinal numbers

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Cardinal : huk     Ordinal : ñawpaq ñiqi

Alternative forms

• juk (South Bolivian)
• huq (Cuzco-Collao)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈhʊk/
  • (Ayacucho) IPA^(key): [ˈhʊk]
  • (Cuzco-Collao) IPA^(key): [ˈhʊx]

Numeral

huk

1. one

Adjective

huk

1. another, other

Serbo-Croatian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /xûːk/

Noun

hȗk m (Cyrillic spelling ху̑к)

1. rumble, roar, rumble (indefinite noise or murmur)
2. roar (of water falling or flowing)
3. whistle (of wind)
4. hoot (cry of an owl)

Declension

Declension of huk

	singular
nominative	huk
genitive	huka
dative	huku
accusative	huk
vocative	huče
locative	huku
instrumental	hukom

Swedish

Etymology

From huka (“crouch, squat”). Attested since 1750.

Noun

huk

1. (in some expressions) a squatting position

Related terms

• på huk

References

• huk in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• huk in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• huk in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)

Tok Pisin

Etymology

From English hook.

Noun

huk

1. a hook, especially a fish hook.

Verb

huk intrans., transitive hukim

1. (intransitive) to fish.