saku

See also: Saku, sāku, šakų, and 'sakü

Finnish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsɑku/, [ˈs̠ɑ̝ku]
• Rhymes: -ɑku
• Syllabification^(key): sa‧ku
• Hyphenation^(key): sa‧ku

Etymology 1

Clipping of saksalainen (“German”) +‎ -u.

Noun

saku (slang)

1. German, Kraut (German person)

Declension

Inflection of saku (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation)
nominative		saku	sakut
genitive		sakun	sakujen
partitive		sakua	sakuja
illative		sakuun	sakuihin
		singular	plural
nominative		saku	sakut
accusative	nom.	saku	sakut
	gen.	sakun
genitive		sakun	sakujen
partitive		sakua	sakuja
inessive		sakussa	sakuissa
elative		sakusta	sakuista
illative		sakuun	sakuihin
adessive		sakulla	sakuilla
ablative		sakulta	sakuilta
allative		sakulle	sakuille
essive		sakuna	sakuina
translative		sakuksi	sakuiksi
abessive		sakutta	sakuitta
instructive		—	sakuin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of saku (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative sakuni sakuni accusative nom. sakuni sakuni gen. sakuni genitive sakuni sakujeni partitive sakuani sakujani inessive sakussani sakuissani elative sakustani sakuistani illative sakuuni sakuihini adessive sakullani sakuillani ablative sakultani sakuiltani allative sakulleni sakuilleni essive sakunani sakuinani translative sakukseni sakuikseni abessive sakuttani sakuittani instructive — — comitative — sakuineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative sakusi sakusi accusative nom. sakusi sakusi gen. sakusi genitive sakusi sakujesi partitive sakuasi sakujasi inessive sakussasi sakuissasi elative sakustasi sakuistasi illative sakuusi sakuihisi adessive sakullasi sakuillasi ablative sakultasi sakuiltasi allative sakullesi sakuillesi essive sakunasi sakuinasi translative sakuksesi sakuiksesi abessive sakuttasi sakuittasi instructive — — comitative — sakuinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative sakumme sakumme accusative nom. sakumme sakumme gen. sakumme genitive sakumme sakujemme partitive sakuamme sakujamme inessive sakussamme sakuissamme elative sakustamme sakuistamme illative sakuumme sakuihimme adessive sakullamme sakuillamme ablative sakultamme sakuiltamme allative sakullemme sakuillemme essive sakunamme sakuinamme translative sakuksemme sakuiksemme abessive sakuttamme sakuittamme instructive — — comitative — sakuinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative sakunne sakunne accusative nom. sakunne sakunne gen. sakunne genitive sakunne sakujenne partitive sakuanne sakujanne inessive sakussanne sakuissanne elative sakustanne sakuistanne illative sakuunne sakuihinne adessive sakullanne sakuillanne ablative sakultanne sakuiltanne allative sakullenne sakuillenne essive sakunanne sakuinanne translative sakuksenne sakuiksenne abessive sakuttanne sakuittanne instructive — — comitative — sakuinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative sakunsa sakunsa accusative nom. sakunsa sakunsa gen. sakunsa genitive sakunsa sakujensa partitive sakuaan sakuansa sakujaan sakujansa inessive sakussaan sakussansa sakuissaan sakuissansa elative sakustaan sakustansa sakuistaan sakuistansa illative sakuunsa sakuihinsa adessive sakullaan sakullansa sakuillaan sakuillansa ablative sakultaan sakultansa sakuiltaan sakuiltansa allative sakulleen sakullensa sakuilleen sakuillensa essive sakunaan sakunansa sakuinaan sakuinansa translative sakukseen sakuksensa sakuikseen sakuiksensa abessive sakuttaan sakuttansa sakuittaan sakuittansa instructive — — comitative — sakuineen sakuinensa

Further reading

• “saku”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎^[1] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 1 July 2023

Etymology 2

From Portuguese jacu.

Noun

saku

1. guan (South American bird)

Declension

Inflection of saku (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation)
nominative		saku	sakut
genitive		sakun	sakujen
partitive		sakua	sakuja
illative		sakuun	sakuihin
		singular	plural
nominative		saku	sakut
accusative	nom.	saku	sakut
	gen.	sakun
genitive		sakun	sakujen
partitive		sakua	sakuja
inessive		sakussa	sakuissa
elative		sakusta	sakuista
illative		sakuun	sakuihin
adessive		sakulla	sakuilla
ablative		sakulta	sakuilta
allative		sakulle	sakuille
essive		sakuna	sakuina
translative		sakuksi	sakuiksi
abessive		sakutta	sakuitta
instructive		—	sakuin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of saku (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative sakuni sakuni accusative nom. sakuni sakuni gen. sakuni genitive sakuni sakujeni partitive sakuani sakujani inessive sakussani sakuissani elative sakustani sakuistani illative sakuuni sakuihini adessive sakullani sakuillani ablative sakultani sakuiltani allative sakulleni sakuilleni essive sakunani sakuinani translative sakukseni sakuikseni abessive sakuttani sakuittani instructive — — comitative — sakuineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative sakusi sakusi accusative nom. sakusi sakusi gen. sakusi genitive sakusi sakujesi partitive sakuasi sakujasi inessive sakussasi sakuissasi elative sakustasi sakuistasi illative sakuusi sakuihisi adessive sakullasi sakuillasi ablative sakultasi sakuiltasi allative sakullesi sakuillesi essive sakunasi sakuinasi translative sakuksesi sakuiksesi abessive sakuttasi sakuittasi instructive — — comitative — sakuinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative sakumme sakumme accusative nom. sakumme sakumme gen. sakumme genitive sakumme sakujemme partitive sakuamme sakujamme inessive sakussamme sakuissamme elative sakustamme sakuistamme illative sakuumme sakuihimme adessive sakullamme sakuillamme ablative sakultamme sakuiltamme allative sakullemme sakuillemme essive sakunamme sakuinamme translative sakuksemme sakuiksemme abessive sakuttamme sakuittamme instructive — — comitative — sakuinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative sakunne sakunne accusative nom. sakunne sakunne gen. sakunne genitive sakunne sakujenne partitive sakuanne sakujanne inessive sakussanne sakuissanne elative sakustanne sakuistanne illative sakuunne sakuihinne adessive sakullanne sakuillanne ablative sakultanne sakuiltanne allative sakullenne sakuillenne essive sakunanne sakuinanne translative sakuksenne sakuiksenne abessive sakuttanne sakuittanne instructive — — comitative — sakuinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative sakunsa sakunsa accusative nom. sakunsa sakunsa gen. sakunsa genitive sakunsa sakujensa partitive sakuaan sakuansa sakujaan sakujansa inessive sakussaan sakussansa sakuissaan sakuissansa elative sakustaan sakustansa sakuistaan sakuistansa illative sakuunsa sakuihinsa adessive sakullaan sakullansa sakuillaan sakuillansa ablative sakultaan sakultansa sakuiltaan sakuiltansa allative sakulleen sakullensa sakuilleen sakuillensa essive sakunaan sakunansa sakuinaan sakuinansa translative sakukseen sakuksensa sakuikseen sakuiksensa abessive sakuttaan sakuttansa sakuittaan sakuittansa instructive — — comitative — sakuineen sakuinensa

Derived terms

• helttasaku
• kirjosaku
• metsäsaku
• sarvisaku
• ylänkösaku

Anagrams

• -ksua, suka

Indonesian

Etymology

From Malay saku, from Portuguese saco, from Old Galician-Portuguese saco, from Latin saccus. Doublet of sak.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈsa.ku]
• Hyphenation: sa‧ku

Noun

saku (plural saku-saku)

1. pocket

   Synonyms: kantong, sak

Derived terms

• bersaku
• menyakukan
• uang saku

Related terms

• sak

Further reading

• “saku”, in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia [Great Dictionary of the Indonesian Language] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016

Inuktitut

Noun

saku

1. Latin spelling of ᓴᑯ (sako)

Japanese

Romanization

saku

1. Rōmaji transcription of さく

Kavalan

Noun

saku

1. cat

Latvian

Verb

saku

1. first-person singular present indicative of sacīt

Noun

saku f

1. genitive plural of sakas

Tocharian A

Etymology

Compare Tocharian B sekwe.

Noun

saku

1. pus

Wolof

Noun

saku

1. parrot