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).

Noun

Huk (plural Huks)

  1. (Philippines, US, historical) A member of the Hukbalahap.

Anagrams

Czech

Proper noun

Huk m anim

  1. a male surname

Declension

This proper noun needs an inflection-table template.

Polish

Etymology

From Polish huk (loud noise).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /xuk/
  • Rhymes: -uk
  • Syllabification: Huk

Proper noun

Huk m pers

  1. a male surname

Declension

Proper noun

Huk f (indeclinable)

  1. a female surname

Slovak

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ɦuk]

Proper noun

Huk m anim (feminine Huková)

  1. a male surname

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

Noun

Huk (Baybayin spelling ᜑᜓᜃ᜔)

  1. (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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