# naku
## Finnish
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈnɑku/, [ˈnɑ̝ku]
* Rhymes: -ɑku
* Hyphenation: na‧ku

### Etymology 1

From Swedish naken (“naked”).

#### Adjective

naku (comparative nakumpi, superlative nakuin) (colloquial)
* naked, nude

##### Declension

Possessive forms of naku (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation) :
Rare. Only used with substantive adjectives. :
first-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
nakuni
nakuni
accusative
nom.
nakuni
nakuni
gen.
nakuni
genitive
nakuni
nakujeni
partitive
nakuani
nakujani
inessive
nakussani
nakuissani
elative
nakustani
nakuistani
illative
nakuuni
nakuihini
adessive
nakullani
nakuillani
ablative
nakultani
nakuiltani
allative
nakulleni
nakuilleni
essive
nakunani
nakuinani
translative
nakukseni
nakuikseni
abessive
nakuttani
nakuittani
instructive
comitative
—nakuineni
second-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
nakusi
nakusi
accusative
nom.
nakusi
nakusi
gen.
nakusi
genitive
nakusi
nakujesi
partitive
nakuasi
nakujasi
inessive
nakussasi
nakuissasi
elative
nakustasi
nakuistasi
illative
nakuusi
nakuihisi
adessive
nakullasi
nakuillasi
ablative
nakultasi
nakuiltasi
allative
nakullesi
nakuillesi
essive
nakunasi
nakuinasi
translative
nakuksesi
nakuiksesi
abessive
nakuttasi
nakuittasi
instructive
comitative
—nakuinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
nakumme
nakumme
accusative
nom.
nakumme
nakumme
gen.
nakumme
genitive
nakumme
nakujemme
partitive
nakuamme
nakujamme
inessive
nakussamme
nakuissamme
elative
nakustamme
nakuistamme
illative
nakuumme
nakuihimme
adessive
nakullamme
nakuillamme
ablative
nakultamme
nakuiltamme
allative
nakullemme
nakuillemme
essive
nakunamme
nakuinamme
translative
nakuksemme
nakuiksemme
abessive
nakuttamme
nakuittamme
instructive
comitative
—nakuinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
nakunne
nakunne
accusative
nom.
nakunne
nakunne
gen.
nakunne
genitive
nakunne
nakujenne
partitive
nakuanne
nakujanne
inessive
nakussanne
nakuissanne
elative
nakustanne
nakuistanne
illative
nakuunne
nakuihinne
adessive
nakullanne
nakuillanne
ablative
nakultanne
nakuiltanne
allative
nakullenne
nakuillenne
essive
nakunanne
nakuinanne
translative
nakuksenne
nakuiksenne
abessive
nakuttanne
nakuittanne
instructive
comitative
—nakuinenne
third-person possessor
singular
plural
nominative
nakunsa
nakunsa
accusative
nom.
nakunsa
nakunsa
gen.
nakunsa
genitive
nakunsa
nakujensa
partitive
nakuaan nakuansa
nakujaan nakujansa
inessive
nakussaan nakussansa
nakuissaan nakuissansa
elative
nakustaan nakustansa
nakuistaan nakuistansa
illative
nakuunsa
nakuihinsa
adessive
nakullaan nakullansa
nakuillaan nakuillansa
ablative
nakultaan nakultansa
nakuiltaan nakuiltansa
allative
nakulleen nakullensa
nakuilleen nakuillensa
essive
nakunaan nakunansa
nakuinaan nakuinansa
translative
nakukseen nakuksensa
nakuikseen nakuiksensa
abessive
nakuttaan nakuttansa
nakuittaan nakuittansa
instructive
comitative
—nakuineen nakuinensa :

##### Synonyms

* (naked): alaston

##### Derived terms

* nakuilla
* nakuilu
* nakukuva
* nakulehti
* nakupelle
* nakuranta
* nakutyttö
* naku-uinti

#### Further reading

* “naku”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎ (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-01

### Etymology 2

Back-formation from nakuttaa (“to knock (as of a diesel engine)”).

#### Noun

naku (colloquial)
* diesel car (automobile powered with a diesel engine)
* diesel engine

##### Declension

Possessive forms of naku (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation) :
first-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
nakuni
nakuni
accusative
nom.
nakuni
nakuni
gen.
nakuni
genitive
nakuni
nakujeni
partitive
nakuani
nakujani
inessive
nakussani
nakuissani
elative
nakustani
nakuistani
illative
nakuuni
nakuihini
adessive
nakullani
nakuillani
ablative
nakultani
nakuiltani
allative
nakulleni
nakuilleni
essive
nakunani
nakuinani
translative
nakukseni
nakuikseni
abessive
nakuttani
nakuittani
instructive
comitative
—nakuineni
second-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
nakusi
nakusi
accusative
nom.
nakusi
nakusi
gen.
nakusi
genitive
nakusi
nakujesi
partitive
nakuasi
nakujasi
inessive
nakussasi
nakuissasi
elative
nakustasi
nakuistasi
illative
nakuusi
nakuihisi
adessive
nakullasi
nakuillasi
ablative
nakultasi
nakuiltasi
allative
nakullesi
nakuillesi
essive
nakunasi
nakuinasi
translative
nakuksesi
nakuiksesi
abessive
nakuttasi
nakuittasi
instructive
comitative
—nakuinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
nakumme
nakumme
accusative
nom.
nakumme
nakumme
gen.
nakumme
genitive
nakumme
nakujemme
partitive
nakuamme
nakujamme
inessive
nakussamme
nakuissamme
elative
nakustamme
nakuistamme
illative
nakuumme
nakuihimme
adessive
nakullamme
nakuillamme
ablative
nakultamme
nakuiltamme
allative
nakullemme
nakuillemme
essive
nakunamme
nakuinamme
translative
nakuksemme
nakuiksemme
abessive
nakuttamme
nakuittamme
instructive
comitative
—nakuinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
nakunne
nakunne
accusative
nom.
nakunne
nakunne
gen.
nakunne
genitive
nakunne
nakujenne
partitive
nakuanne
nakujanne
inessive
nakussanne
nakuissanne
elative
nakustanne
nakuistanne
illative
nakuunne
nakuihinne
adessive
nakullanne
nakuillanne
ablative
nakultanne
nakuiltanne
allative
nakullenne
nakuillenne
essive
nakunanne
nakuinanne
translative
nakuksenne
nakuiksenne
abessive
nakuttanne
nakuittanne
instructive
comitative
—nakuinenne
third-person possessor
singular
plural
nominative
nakunsa
nakunsa
accusative
nom.
nakunsa
nakunsa
gen.
nakunsa
genitive
nakunsa
nakujensa
partitive
nakuaan nakuansa
nakujaan nakujansa
inessive
nakussaan nakussansa
nakuissaan nakuissansa
elative
nakustaan nakustansa
nakuistaan nakuistansa
illative
nakuunsa
nakuihinsa
adessive
nakullaan nakullansa
nakuillaan nakuillansa
ablative
nakultaan nakultansa
nakuiltaan nakuiltansa
allative
nakulleen nakullensa
nakuilleen nakuillensa
essive
nakunaan nakunansa
nakuinaan nakuinansa
translative
nakukseen nakuksensa
nakuikseen nakuiksensa
abessive
nakuttaan nakuttansa
nakuittaan nakuittansa
instructive
comitative
—nakuineen nakuinensa :

##### Synonyms

* (diesel car): diesel, dieselauto
* (diesel engine): diesel, dieselmoottori

### Anagrams

* akun, kuna

## Hawaiian
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈna.ku/, [ˈnɐ.ku]

### Verb

naku
* (intransitive) to suffer gas pains

#### Derived terms

* nākuʻi

## Japanese
### Romanization

naku
* Rōmaji transcription of なく

## Tagalog
### Alternative forms

* naco, nacu — obsolete, Spanish-based orthography
* nako

### Etymology

Univerbation of ina (“mother”) +‎ ko (“my”).

### Pronunciation

* (Standard Tagalog) IPA: /naˈku/ [n̪ɐˈxu]
* Rhymes: -u
* Syllabification: na‧ku

### Interjection

nakú (Baybayin spelling ᜈᜃᜓ)
* an exclamation expressing surprise, wonder, fear, pain, etc.: oh my; my goodness
    Synonym: (Rizal) inakaw

#### Derived terms

* hay naku
* naks
* naku po

### Further reading

* “naku”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
* John Kaufmann (1934) Visayan-English Dictionary‎ (overall work in Hiligaynon and English), page 324

## Veps
### Etymology

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

### Adverb

naku
* here, there (when presenting or pointing to something)

#### Synonyms

* sid'

### References

* Zajceva, N. G., Mullonen, M. I. (2007) “вот, тут”, in Uz’ venä-vepsläine vajehnik / Novyj russko-vepsskij slovarʹ [New Russian–Veps Dictionary]‎, Petrozavodsk: Periodika