# maku
## Finnish
### Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *maku, from the same root as *makëda and derived from *makjas (whence maajas).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈmɑku/, [ˈmɑ̝ku]
* Rhymes: -ɑku
* Hyphenation: ma‧ku

### Noun

maku
* taste, flavor
    olla jonkun makuun ― to be to one's liking
* taste, sense of taste, gustation
    Synonym: makuaisti
* flavor, variety
    uudet jäätelömaut ― new ice cream flavors
* (physics) flavor (type of quark or lepton)

#### Declension

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
third-person possessor
singular
plural
nominative
makunsa
makunsa
accusative
nom.
makunsa
makunsa
gen.
makunsa
genitive
makunsa
makujensa
partitive
makuaan makuansa
makujaan makujansa
inessive
maussaan maussansa
mauissaan mauissansa
elative
maustaan maustansa
mauistaan mauistansa
illative
makuunsa
makuihinsa
adessive
maullaan maullansa
mauillaan mauillansa
ablative
maultaan maultansa
mauiltaan mauiltansa
allative
maulleen maullensa
mauilleen mauillensa
essive
makunaan makunansa
makuinaan makuinansa
translative
maukseen mauksensa
mauikseen mauiksensa
abessive
mauttaan mauttansa
mauittaan mauittansa
instructive
comitative
—makuineen makuinensa :

#### Derived terms

* maistaa
* maittaa
* makuinen
* makuisa
* makustella
* maukas
* maustaa
* mauton
* erimakuinen
* esimaku
* hienomakuinen
* hyvänmakuinen
* jälkimaku
* katkeranmakuinen
* makuaine
* makuaisti
* makuaistimus
* makuasia
* makuhaitta
* makuhermo
* makukoe
* makunautinto
* makunystyrä
* makupala
* makureseptori
* makusiirappi
* makusilmu
* makusuola
* makusuunta
* makutesti
* makutottumus
* makutuomari
* makuvesi
* makuvirhe
* makuvivahde
* minkämakuinen
* musamaku
* musiikkimaku
* pahanmakuinen
* perusmaku
* raikkaanmakuinen
* samanmakuinen
* sivumaku
* väkevänmakuinen

#### Related terms

* maistaa
* maistaja
* maistella
* maistua
* maustaa
* mauste

### Further reading

* “maku”, 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

* kamu, muka

## Ingrian
### Etymology

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

### Pronunciation

* (Ala-Laukaa) IPA: /ˈmɑku/, [ˈmɑku]
* (Soikkola) IPA: /ˈmɑku/, [ˈmɑɡ̊u]
* Rhymes: -ɑku
* Hyphenation: ma‧ku

### Noun

maku
* taste, flavour

#### Derived terms

* maistaa
* makuin
* makuisa

### References

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

## Japanese
### Romanization

maku
* Rōmaji transcription of まく

## Kayardild
### Noun

maku
* woman

### References

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

## Latvian
### Noun

maku m
* inflection of maks:
** accusative/instrumental singular
** genitive plural

## Lower Sorbian
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈmaku/

### Noun

maku
* locative singular of mak

## Namuyi
### Pronunciation

* IPA: [ma˧ku˧]

### Verb

maku
* to grab

## Pitjantjatjara
### Noun

maku
* witchety grub

### References

* Paul A. Eckert (2007) Pitjantjatjara / Yankunytjatjara Picture Dictionary‎, IAD Press, →ISBN

## Polish
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈma.ku/
* Rhymes: -aku
* Syllabification: ma‧ku

### Noun

maku
* genitive/locative/vocative singular of mak

## Tocharian A
### Etymology

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

### Noun

maku
* (anatomy) nails, fingernails

## Votic
### Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *maku.

### Pronunciation

* (Luutsa, Liivtšülä) IPA: /ˈmɑku/, [ˈmɑku]
* Rhymes: -ɑku
* Hyphenation: ma‧ku

### Noun

maku
* taste, flavor

#### Inflection
### References

* Hallap, V., Adler, E., Grünberg, S., Leppik, M. (2012) “maku”, in Vadja keele sõnaraamat [A dictionary of the Votic language], 2nd edition, Tallinn

## Yámana
### Noun

maku
* son