# laku
## Basque
### Etymology

From Latin lacum (“lake”)

### Pronunciation

* Audio:(file)
* IPA: /laku/ [la.ku]
* Rhymes: -aku, -u
* Hyphenation: la‧ku

### Noun

laku inan
* lake

#### Synonyms

* aintzira

### Further reading

* “laku”, in Euskaltzaindiaren Hiztegia [Dictionary of the Basque Academy] (in Basque), Euskaltzaindia [Royal Academy of the Basque Language]
* “laku”, in Orotariko Euskal Hiztegia [General Basque Dictionary], Euskaltzaindia, 1987–2005

## Finnish
### Etymology

Clipping of lakritsi +‎ -u

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈlɑku/, [ˈlɑ̝ku]
* Rhymes: -ɑku
* Hyphenation: la‧ku

### Noun

laku (colloquial)
* liquorice, small piece of liquorice
* (derogatory) black (person)

#### Declension

Possessive forms of laku (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation) :
first-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
lakuni
lakuni
accusative
nom.
lakuni
lakuni
gen.
lakuni
genitive
lakuni
lakujeni
partitive
lakuani
lakujani
inessive
lakussani
lakuissani
elative
lakustani
lakuistani
illative
lakuuni
lakuihini
adessive
lakullani
lakuillani
ablative
lakultani
lakuiltani
allative
lakulleni
lakuilleni
essive
lakunani
lakuinani
translative
lakukseni
lakuikseni
abessive
lakuttani
lakuittani
instructive
comitative
—lakuineni
second-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
lakusi
lakusi
accusative
nom.
lakusi
lakusi
gen.
lakusi
genitive
lakusi
lakujesi
partitive
lakuasi
lakujasi
inessive
lakussasi
lakuissasi
elative
lakustasi
lakuistasi
illative
lakuusi
lakuihisi
adessive
lakullasi
lakuillasi
ablative
lakultasi
lakuiltasi
allative
lakullesi
lakuillesi
essive
lakunasi
lakuinasi
translative
lakuksesi
lakuiksesi
abessive
lakuttasi
lakuittasi
instructive
comitative
—lakuinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
lakumme
lakumme
accusative
nom.
lakumme
lakumme
gen.
lakumme
genitive
lakumme
lakujemme
partitive
lakuamme
lakujamme
inessive
lakussamme
lakuissamme
elative
lakustamme
lakuistamme
illative
lakuumme
lakuihimme
adessive
lakullamme
lakuillamme
ablative
lakultamme
lakuiltamme
allative
lakullemme
lakuillemme
essive
lakunamme
lakuinamme
translative
lakuksemme
lakuiksemme
abessive
lakuttamme
lakuittamme
instructive
comitative
—lakuinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
lakunne
lakunne
accusative
nom.
lakunne
lakunne
gen.
lakunne
genitive
lakunne
lakujenne
partitive
lakuanne
lakujanne
inessive
lakussanne
lakuissanne
elative
lakustanne
lakuistanne
illative
lakuunne
lakuihinne
adessive
lakullanne
lakuillanne
ablative
lakultanne
lakuiltanne
allative
lakullenne
lakuillenne
essive
lakunanne
lakuinanne
translative
lakuksenne
lakuiksenne
abessive
lakuttanne
lakuittanne
instructive
comitative
—lakuinenne
third-person possessor
singular
plural
nominative
lakunsa
lakunsa
accusative
nom.
lakunsa
lakunsa
gen.
lakunsa
genitive
lakunsa
lakujensa
partitive
lakuaan lakuansa
lakujaan lakujansa
inessive
lakussaan lakussansa
lakuissaan lakuissansa
elative
lakustaan lakustansa
lakuistaan lakuistansa
illative
lakuunsa
lakuihinsa
adessive
lakullaan lakullansa
lakuillaan lakuillansa
ablative
lakultaan lakultansa
lakuiltaan lakuiltansa
allative
lakulleen lakullensa
lakuilleen lakuillensa
essive
lakunaan lakunansa
lakuinaan lakuinansa
translative
lakukseen lakuksensa
lakuikseen lakuiksensa
abessive
lakuttaan lakuttansa
lakuittaan lakuittansa
instructive
comitative
—lakuineen lakuinensa :

#### Synonyms

* (liquorice): lakritsi

### Further reading

* “laku”, 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 2023-07-02

### Anagrams

* Luka, alku, kalu

## Iban
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /la.ku/

### Adjective

laku
* saleable

## Indonesian
### Etymology

From Malay laku, from Classical Malay لاکو (laku).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈlaku/
* Hyphenation: la‧ku

### Noun

laku (plural laku-laku)
* deed, act, action, behavior
    Synonyms: tingkah, perbuatan, tindakan

#### Derived terms

* berlaku
* diberlakukan
* dilakukan
* diperlakukan
* keberlakuan
* kelakuan
* lakuan
* melakukan
* memberlakukan
* memperlakukan
* pelaku
* pemberlakuan
* perlakuan
* selaku
* laku biadab
* laku binatang
* laku dramatis
* laku karakter
* laku lancung
* laku pokok
* laku sosial
* laku tirakat

#### Related terms

* lakon

### Adjective

laku
* saleable
    Synonym: laris
* authentic, authoritative
    Synonym: sah

### Further reading

* “laku” 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.

## Javanese
### Romanization

laku
* Romanization of ꦭꦏꦸ

## Kambera
### Verb

laku
* (intransitive) to walk, to to
    Mbàda laku-na-ka.He's already gone.

### References

* Marian Klamer (1998) A Grammar of Kambera, Berlin, New York: Mouton de Gruyter, →ISBN, page 37

## Latvian
### Noun

laku f
* inflection of laka:
** accusative/instrumental singular
** genitive plural

### Verb

laku
* first-person singular past indicative of lakt

## Malay
### Noun

laku (Jawi spelling لاکو, plural laku-laku, informal 1st possessive lakuku, 2nd possessive lakumu, 3rd possessive lakunya)
* deed, act, action
    Synonyms: tingkah, perbuatan
* conduct, behavior, manner
    Synonyms: perbuatan, tindakan
* character (of a person)
    Synonym: perwatakan

#### Derived terms

Regular affixed derivations:
* berlaku [stative / habitual] (beR-)
* pelakuan [agentive / qualitative / instrumental / abstract / measure + resultative / locative / collective / variety / verbal noun / fruit] (peN- + -an)
* kelakuan [abstract / locative] (ke-an)
* lakuan [resultative / locative / collective / variety / verbal noun / fruit] (-an)
* pelaku [passive / name of profession] (pe-)
* selaku [immediacy / habitual] (se-)
* diperlakukan [causative passive focus + causative benefactive] (dipeR- + -kan)
Irregular affixed derivations, other derivations and compound words:
* salah laku
* perlakuan [causative passive + resultative / locative / collective / variety / verbal noun / fruit] (peR- + -an)
* memperlakukan
* diberlakukan
* keberlakuan
* lakon
* laku biadab
* laku binatang
* laku dramatis
* laku karakter
* laku watak
* laku lancung
* laku pokok
* laku sosial
* laku tirakat

### Adjective

laku (Jawi spelling لاکو)
* saleable
    Synonyms: laris, panas
* valid, authentic, authoritative
    Synonyms: sah, benar

### References

* Pijnappel, Jan (1875) “لاکو lakoe”, in Maleisch-Hollandsch woordenboek, John Enschede en Zonen, Frederik Muller, pages 112-3
* Wilkinson, Richard James (1901) “لاکو laku”, in A Malay-English dictionary, Hong Kong: Kelly & Walsh limited, page 591
* Wilkinson, Richard James (1932) “laku”, in A Malay-English dictionary (romanised), volume II, Mytilene, Greece: Salavopoulos & Kinderlis, page 7

### Further reading

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

## Ngaju
### Noun

laku
* a request

## Old Javanese
### Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *lakaw (“to go, to walk”).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /la.ku/
* Rhymes: -ku
* Hyphenation: la‧ku

### Noun

laku
* going
* course
* gait, walk
* progress
* journey
* conduct, way of acting

### Preposition

laku
* like, in the manner of

### Derived terms

* alaku
* alaku-laku
* alakwa-lakwan
* alalakon
* alalaku
* aṅlaku
* aṅlaku-laku
* aṅlakwani
* kalaku
* kalaku-laku
* kalakun
* kalakwan
* laku-laku
* lakwa-lakwan
* lakwan
* lalakon
* linaku
* linakwakĕn
* linakwan
* lumaku
* lumaku-laku
* lumakwakĕn
* lumakwani
* malaku
* malaku-laku
* paṅlaku
* salaku
* pati lumaku

### Descendants

* > Javanese: ꦭꦏꦸ (laku) (inherited)
* >? Malay: laku
** Ilocano: lako
** Tagalog: lako
** > Indonesian: laku (inherited)

### Further reading

* "laku" in P.J. Zoetmulder with the collaboration of S.O. Robson, Old Javanese-English Dictionary. 's-Gravenhage: M. Nijhoff, 1982.

## Polish
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈla.ku/
* Rhymes: -aku
* Syllabification: la‧ku

### Noun

laku m inan
* genitive/locative/vocative singular of lak

## Sakizaya
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /la.ˈku/, [la.ˈku]

### Noun

laku
* rice paddy

## Serbo-Croatian
### Adjective

laku
* inflection of lak:
** indefinite masculine/neuter dative/locative singular
** feminine accusative singular

## Ternate
### Pronunciation

* IPA: [ˈla.ku]

### Adverb

laku
* too, too much
    totorifu laku ― I'm too full

### References

* Rika Hayami-Allen (2001) A descriptive study of the language of Ternate, the northern Moluccas, Indonesia, University of Pittsburgh