Huk
See also: huk
English
Etymology
Clipping of Hukbalahap, from Tagalog Hukbalahap, an abbreviation of Hukbong Bayan Laban sa Hapon (“People's Army Against the Japanese”). The initial word itself where the abbreviation comes from is from Tagalog hukbo (“army”), which itself is derived from Hokkien 服務/服务 (ho̍k-bū, “service”).
Czech
Declension
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Polish
Etymology
From Polish huk (“loud noise”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /xuk/
- Rhymes: -uk
- Syllabification: Huk
Declension
Declension of Huk
singular | plural | |
---|---|---|
nominative | Huk | Hukowie |
genitive | Huka | Huków |
dative | Hukowi | Hukom |
accusative | Huka | Huków |
instrumental | Hukiem | Hukami |
locative | Huku | Hukach |
vocative | Huku | Hukowie |
Slovak
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ɦuk]
Further reading
- “Huk”, in Slovníkový portál Jazykovedného ústavu Ľ. Štúra SAV [Dictionary portal of the Ľ. Štúr Institute of Linguistics, Slovak Academy of Science] (in Slovak), https://slovnik.juls.savba.sk, 2024
Tagalog
Etymology
Borrowed from English Huk, a clipping of Hukbalahap, an abbreviation of Hukbong Bayan Laban sa Hapon (“People's Army Against the Japanese”). The initial word itself where the abbreviation comes from is hukbo (“army”), derived from Hokkien 服務/服务 (ho̍k-bū, “service”).
Pronunciation
- (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ˈhuk/ [ˈhuk]
- Rhymes: -uk
- Syllabification: Huk
Noun
Huk (Baybayin spelling ᜑᜓᜃ᜔)
- (historical) member of the Hukbalahap
- 1996, Renato Constantino, Ang bagong lumipas: 1940-1965, University of Philippines Press, →ISBN:
- Pinayuhan din ni Whitney si MacArthur na magpalabas ng proklamasyong nag-uutos sa mga Huk na isuko ang kanilang armas sa "pinakamalapit na komandante ng US military..."48
- Whitney also advised MacArthur to release a proclamation ordering the Huks to surrender their arms to "the nearest US military commander..."
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