# paku
## Brunei Malay
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /pa.ku/

### Noun

paku
* nail (metal)

## Esperanto
### Verb

paku
* imperative of paki

## Estonian
### Noun

paku
* genitive singular of pakk

## Finnish
### Etymology

Clipping of pakettiauto +‎ -u

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈpɑku/, [ˈpɑ̝ku]
* Audio:(file)
* Rhymes: -ɑku
* Hyphenation: pa‧ku

### Noun

paku (colloquial)
* van (vehicle)

#### Declension

Possessive forms of paku (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation) :
first-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
pakuni
pakuni
accusative
nom.
pakuni
pakuni
gen.
pakuni
genitive
pakuni
pakujeni
partitive
pakuani
pakujani
inessive
pakussani
pakuissani
elative
pakustani
pakuistani
illative
pakuuni
pakuihini
adessive
pakullani
pakuillani
ablative
pakultani
pakuiltani
allative
pakulleni
pakuilleni
essive
pakunani
pakuinani
translative
pakukseni
pakuikseni
abessive
pakuttani
pakuittani
instructive
comitative
—pakuineni
second-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
pakusi
pakusi
accusative
nom.
pakusi
pakusi
gen.
pakusi
genitive
pakusi
pakujesi
partitive
pakuasi
pakujasi
inessive
pakussasi
pakuissasi
elative
pakustasi
pakuistasi
illative
pakuusi
pakuihisi
adessive
pakullasi
pakuillasi
ablative
pakultasi
pakuiltasi
allative
pakullesi
pakuillesi
essive
pakunasi
pakuinasi
translative
pakuksesi
pakuiksesi
abessive
pakuttasi
pakuittasi
instructive
comitative
—pakuinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
pakumme
pakumme
accusative
nom.
pakumme
pakumme
gen.
pakumme
genitive
pakumme
pakujemme
partitive
pakuamme
pakujamme
inessive
pakussamme
pakuissamme
elative
pakustamme
pakuistamme
illative
pakuumme
pakuihimme
adessive
pakullamme
pakuillamme
ablative
pakultamme
pakuiltamme
allative
pakullemme
pakuillemme
essive
pakunamme
pakuinamme
translative
pakuksemme
pakuiksemme
abessive
pakuttamme
pakuittamme
instructive
comitative
—pakuinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
pakunne
pakunne
accusative
nom.
pakunne
pakunne
gen.
pakunne
genitive
pakunne
pakujenne
partitive
pakuanne
pakujanne
inessive
pakussanne
pakuissanne
elative
pakustanne
pakuistanne
illative
pakuunne
pakuihinne
adessive
pakullanne
pakuillanne
ablative
pakultanne
pakuiltanne
allative
pakullenne
pakuillenne
essive
pakunanne
pakuinanne
translative
pakuksenne
pakuiksenne
abessive
pakuttanne
pakuittanne
instructive
comitative
—pakuinenne
third-person possessor
singular
plural
nominative
pakunsa
pakunsa
accusative
nom.
pakunsa
pakunsa
gen.
pakunsa
genitive
pakunsa
pakujensa
partitive
pakuaan pakuansa
pakujaan pakujansa
inessive
pakussaan pakussansa
pakuissaan pakuissansa
elative
pakustaan pakustansa
pakuistaan pakuistansa
illative
pakuunsa
pakuihinsa
adessive
pakullaan pakullansa
pakuillaan pakuillansa
ablative
pakultaan pakultansa
pakuiltaan pakuiltansa
allative
pakulleen pakullensa
pakuilleen pakuillensa
essive
pakunaan pakunansa
pakuinaan pakuinansa
translative
pakukseen pakuksensa
pakuikseen pakuiksensa
abessive
pakuttaan pakuttansa
pakuittaan pakuittansa
instructive
comitative
—pakuineen pakuinensa :

#### Synonyms

* pakettiauto

#### Derived terms

* mustapaku

### Further reading

* “paku”, 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 2023-07-03

### Anagrams

* kapu

## Indonesian
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /paku/
* Hyphenation: pa‧ku

### Etymology 1

From Malay paku, from Classical Malay paku. Compare to Javanese ꦥꦏꦸ (paku), Balinese ᬧᬓᬸ, Old Javanese paku, pakö.

#### Noun

paku
* nail (fastener with a sharp point on one end)
    Synonym: pasak

#### Compounds

* paku bana
* paku batu
* paku bumi
* paku buta
* paku jamur
* paku keling
* paku kertas
* paku payung
* paku pemotong
* paku sekrup
* paku spiral
* paku ulir

### Etymology 2

From Malay paku, from Classical Malay paku, from Proto-Malayic *paku, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *paku, from Proto-Austronesian *pahəku (“bracken; edible fern that grows by rivers”).

#### Noun

paku
* fern
    Synonyms: pakis, tanjung

#### Compounds

* paku air
* paku ekor kuda
* paku kawat
* paku laut
* paku lipan harimau
* paku rotan
* paku sayur

### Further reading

* “paku” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.

## Jabutí
### Noun

paku
* woman

### Further reading

* E R Ribeiro, Nimuendajú Was Right: The Inclusion of the Jabutí Language Family (IJAL)

## Japanese
### Romanization

paku
* Rōmaji transcription of パク

## Javanese
### Romanization

paku
* Romanization of ꦥꦏꦸ

## Kapampangan
### Noun

paku
* nail

### Verb

paku
* to nail

## Latvian
### Noun

paku f
* inflection of paka:
** accusative/instrumental singular
** genitive plural

## Lindu
### Etymology

Cognate with Tagalog pako.

### Noun

paku
* fern

## Malay
### Pronunciation

* Rhymes: -u

### Etymology 1

From Proto-Malayic *paku, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *paku, from Proto-Austronesian *pahəku (“bracken; edible fern that grows by rivers”).

#### Noun

paku (Jawi spelling ڤاکو, plural paku-pakis, informal 1st possessive pakuku, 2nd possessive pakumu, 3rd possessive pakunya)
* fern
    Synonym: pakis

##### Hyponyms

* tunjuk langit

##### Derived terms

Regular affixed derivations:
* berpaku [stative / habitual] (beR-)
Irregular affixed derivations, other derivations and compound words:
* paku acu
* paku air
* paku cai
* paku gajah
* paku haji
* paku hias
* paku ikan
* paku jelai
* paku langsuyar
* paku larat
* paku lipan
* paku mega
* paku miding
* paku padang
* paku pelanduk
* paku piai
* paku ranih
* paku ranu
* paku rawan
* paku sisik
* paku tanjung
* paku ubil
* paku ulat
* paku unkut
* pucuk paku

##### Descendants

* Indonesian: paku
* → Chinese: 巴姑菜 (bāgūcài)

### Etymology 2

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

#### Noun

paku (Jawi spelling ڤاکو, plural paku-paku, informal 1st possessive pakuku, 2nd possessive pakumu, 3rd possessive pakunya)
* nail (metal)
    Synonym: pasak besi

##### Derived terms

Regular affixed derivations:
* pemaku [agentive / qualitative / instrumental / abstract / measure] (peN-)
* pemakuan [agentive / qualitative / instrumental / abstract / measure + resultative / locative / collective / variety / verbal noun / fruit] (peN- + -an)
* memaku [agent focus] (meN-)
* memakukan [agent focus + causative benefactive] (meN- + -kan)
* dipaku [patient focus] (di-)
* dipakukan [patient focus + causative benefactive] (di- + -kan)
* terpaku [agentless action] (teR-)
* berpaku [stative / habitual] (beR-)
Irregular affixed derivations, other derivations and compound words:
* harga paku
* paku Belanda
* paku kembang
* paku payung
* paku pelir itik
* paku rebana

##### Descendants

* Indonesian: paku

### Further reading

* “paku” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.

## Sundanese
### Etymology 1

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *paku, from Proto-Austronesian *pahəku (“bracken; edible fern that grows by rivers”).

#### Noun

paku (Sundanese script ᮕᮊᮥ)
* fern

##### Derived terms

* paku andam
* paku cacing
* paku cai
* paku duduitan
* paku haji
* paku hata diuk
* paku hurang
* paku langlayangan
* paku rané
* paku sayur
* paku tihang beureum

### Etymology 2

Compare Javanese ꦥꦏꦸ (paku), Balinese ᬧᬓᬸ, Malay paku.

#### Noun

paku (Sundanese script ᮕᮊᮥ)
* nail (fastener with a sharp point on one end)

##### Derived terms

* papakon

### Further reading

* "PAKOE", in Coolsma, S (1913) Soendaneesch-Hollandsch Woordenboek (in Dutch), Leiden: A.W. Sijthoff's Uitgeversmaatschappij