hoku

See also: hōkū and hǫku

Ainu

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /hòꜛkú/

Noun

hoku (Kana spelling ホク)

  1. husband (male spouse)

Antonyms
  • mat (“wife”)

Finnish

Etymology

hokea +‎ -u

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈhoku/, [ˈho̞ku]
  • Rhymes: -oku
  • Syllabification(key): ho‧ku

Noun

hoku (rare)

  1. rhyme
    Synonym: loru

Declension
Inflection of hoku (Kotus type 1*D/valo, k-∅ gradation)
nominative hoku hout
genitive houn hokujen
partitive hokua hokuja
illative hokuun hokuihin
singular plural
nominative hoku hout
accusative nom. hoku hout
gen. houn
genitive houn hokujen
partitive hokua hokuja
inessive houssa houissa
elative housta houista
illative hokuun hokuihin
adessive houlla houilla
ablative houlta houilta
allative houlle houille
essive hokuna hokuina
translative houksi houiksi
abessive houtta houitta
instructive — houin
comitative See the possessive forms below.
Possessive forms of hoku (Kotus type 1*D/valo, k-∅ gradation)
first-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative hokuni hokuni
accusative nom. hokuni hokuni
gen. hokuni
genitive hokuni hokujeni
partitive hokuani hokujani
inessive houssani houissani
elative houstani houistani
illative hokuuni hokuihini
adessive houllani houillani
ablative houltani houiltani
allative houlleni houilleni
essive hokunani hokuinani
translative houkseni houikseni
abessive houttani houittani
instructive — —
comitative — hokuineni
second-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative hokusi hokusi
accusative nom. hokusi hokusi
gen. hokusi
genitive hokusi hokujesi
partitive hokuasi hokujasi
inessive houssasi houissasi
elative houstasi houistasi
illative hokuusi hokuihisi
adessive houllasi houillasi
ablative houltasi houiltasi
allative houllesi houillesi
essive hokunasi hokuinasi
translative houksesi houiksesi
abessive houttasi houittasi
instructive — —
comitative — hokuinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative hokumme hokumme
accusative nom. hokumme hokumme
gen. hokumme
genitive hokumme hokujemme
partitive hokuamme hokujamme
inessive houssamme houissamme
elative houstamme houistamme
illative hokuumme hokuihimme
adessive houllamme houillamme
ablative houltamme houiltamme
allative houllemme houillemme
essive hokunamme hokuinamme
translative houksemme houiksemme
abessive houttamme houittamme
instructive — —
comitative — hokuinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative hokunne hokunne
accusative nom. hokunne hokunne
gen. hokunne
genitive hokunne hokujenne
partitive hokuanne hokujanne
inessive houssanne houissanne
elative houstanne houistanne
illative hokuunne hokuihinne
adessive houllanne houillanne
ablative houltanne houiltanne
allative houllenne houillenne
essive hokunanne hokuinanne
translative houksenne houiksenne
abessive houttanne houittanne
instructive — —
comitative — hokuinenne
third-person possessor
singular plural
nominative hokunsa hokunsa
accusative nom. hokunsa hokunsa
gen. hokunsa
genitive hokunsa hokujensa
partitive hokuaan
hokuansa		 hokujaan
hokujansa
inessive houssaan
houssansa		 houissaan
houissansa
elative houstaan
houstansa		 houistaan
houistansa
illative hokuunsa hokuihinsa
adessive houllaan
houllansa		 houillaan
houillansa
ablative houltaan
houltansa		 houiltaan
houiltansa
allative houlleen
houllensa		 houilleen
houillensa
essive hokunaan
hokunansa		 hokuinaan
hokuinansa
translative houkseen
houksensa		 houikseen
houiksensa
abessive houttaan
houttansa		 houittaan
houittansa
instructive — —
comitative — hokuineen
hokuinensa

See also

Further reading

Anagrams

Hawaiian

Etymology

From Proto-Polynesian (F, S)otu.

Noun

hoku

  1. Night of the full moon

References
  • Hawaiian Dictionary, by Pukui and Elbert

Japanese

Romanization

hoku

  1. Rōmaji transcription of ほく

Norwegian Nynorsk

Noun

hòku f (definite singular hòko, indefinite plural hòkur, definite plural hòkune)

  1. (pre-1917) alternative form of hake

Anagrams

Tokelauan

Etymology

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

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [ˈhʲo.ku]
  • Hyphenation: ho‧ku

Determiner

hoku

  1. (inalienable, indefinite) my

See also
Tokelauan possessive determiners
Definite inalienable (O-type)
singular reference plural reference
sg du pl sg du pl
long short long short
1st person (excl.) toku,
tota1		 to māua to mā to mātou oku,
ota1		 o māua o mā o mātou
1st person (incl.) ― to tāua to tā to tātou ― o tāua o tā o tātou
2nd person tō toulua toutou ō oulua outou
3rd person tona to lāua to lā to lātou ona o lāua o lā o lātou
Definite alienable (A-type)
singular reference plural reference
sg du pl sg du pl
long short long short
1st person (excl.) taku,
tata1		 ta māua ta mā ta mātou aku,
ata1		 a māua a mā a mātou
1st person (incl.) ― ta tāua ta tā ta tātou ― a tāua a tā a tātou
2nd person tau taulua tautou au aulua autou
3rd person tana ta lāua ta lā ta lātou ana a lāua a lā a lātou
Indefinite inalienable (O-type)
singular reference plural reference
sg du pl sg du pl
long short long short
1st person (excl.) hoku,
hota1		 ho māua ho mā ho mātou ni oku,
ni ota1		 ni o māua ni o mā ni o mātou
1st person (incl.) ― ho tāua ho tā ho tātou ― ni o tāua ni o tā ni o tātou
2nd person hō houlua houtou ni ō ni oulua ni outou
3rd person hona ho lāua ho lā ho lātou ni ona ni o lāua ni o lā ni o lātou
Indefinite alienable (A-type)
singular reference plural reference
sg du pl sg du pl
long short long short
1st person (excl.) haku,
hata1		 ha māua ha mā ha mātou ni aku,
ni ata1		 ni a māua ni a mā ni a mātou
1st person (incl.) ― ha tāua ha tā ha tātou ― ni a tāua ni a tā ni a tātou
2nd person hau haulua hautou ni au ni aulua ni autou
3rd person hana ha lāua ha lā ha lātou ni ana ni a lāua ni a lā ni a lātou
1) Sympathetic

References
  • R. Simona, editor (1986), Tokelau Dictionary‎, Auckland: Office of Tokelau Affairs, page 322
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