"uke" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

IPA: /juːk/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-uke.wav Forms: ukes [plural]
Rhymes: -uːk Head templates: {{en-noun}} uke (plural ukes)
  1. (informal) Clipping of ukulele. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, clipping, informal Alternative form of: ukulele Derived forms: banjo uke
    Sense id: en-uke-en-noun-d18PIhNF Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English heteronyms Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 41 44 15 Disambiguation of English heteronyms: 34 28 38
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1 Categories (other): People Disambiguation of People: 0 0 0

Noun [English]

IPA: /ˈuːke/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-uke2.wav Forms: ukes [plural], uke [plural]
Rhymes: -uːke Etymology: From Japanese 受け (uke), the 連(れん)用(よう)形(けい) (ren'yōkei, “stem or continuative form”) of the verb 受(う)ける (ukeru, “to receive, to get”). Etymology templates: {{der|en|ja|受け|tr=uke}} Japanese 受け (uke), {{ja-r|連%用%形|れん%よう%けい|stem or continuative form|rom=ren'yōkei}} 連(れん)用(よう)形(けい) (ren'yōkei, “stem or continuative form”), {{ja-r|受ける|うける|to receive, to get|pos=}} 受(う)ける (ukeru, “to receive, to get”), {{ja-ryk|受ける|うける|to receive, to get}} 連(れん)用(よう)形(けい) (ren'yōkei, “stem or continuative form”) of the verb 受(う)ける (ukeru, “to receive, to get”). Head templates: {{en-noun|s|*}} uke (plural ukes or uke)
  1. (judo, martial arts) The training partner against whom tori performs a move.
    Sense id: en-uke-en-noun-r6rDEnRC Categories (other): Judo, Martial arts, English entries with incorrect language header, English heteronyms Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 41 44 15 Disambiguation of English heteronyms: 34 28 38 Topics: government, hobbies, judo, lifestyle, martial-arts, military, politics, sports, war
  2. (Japanese fiction, fandom slang) A passive or submissive male fictional character in a same-sex relationship; a bottom. Tags: Japanese, slang
    Sense id: en-uke-en-noun-Q-fdbLmb Categories (other): Japanese fiction, English entries with incorrect language header, English heteronyms, Fictional characters, Japanese fiction, LGBTQ, Male people, Stock characters, String instruments Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 41 44 15 Disambiguation of English heteronyms: 34 28 38 Disambiguation of Fictional characters: 18 15 68 Disambiguation of Japanese fiction: 2 1 97 Disambiguation of LGBTQ: 25 27 48 Disambiguation of Male people: 2 2 96 Disambiguation of Stock characters: 32 27 40 Disambiguation of String instruments: 28 23 49 Topics: fiction, lifestyle, literature, media, publishing
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2 Categories (other): People Disambiguation of People: 0 0 0

Romanization [Japanese]

Head templates: {{head|ja|romanization|head=|sc=Latn}} uke
  1. Rōmaji transcription of うけ Tags: Rōmaji, alt-of, romanization Alternative form of: うけ

Noun [Norwegian Bokmål]

Forms: uka [definite, singular], uken [definite, singular], uker [indefinite, plural], ukene [definite, plural]
Etymology: From Danish uge, from Old Norse vika, from Proto-Germanic *wikǭ, from Proto-Indo-European *weyg- (“to bend, wind, turn, yield”). Etymology templates: {{inh|nb|da|uge}} Danish uge, {{inh|nb|non|vika}} Old Norse vika, {{inh|nb|gem-pro|*wikǭ}} Proto-Germanic *wikǭ, {{inh|nb|ine-pro|*weyg-|t=to bend, wind, turn, yield}} Proto-Indo-European *weyg- (“to bend, wind, turn, yield”) Head templates: {{nb-noun-c}} uke f or m (definite singular uka or uken, indefinite plural uker, definite plural ukene)
  1. a week Tags: feminine, masculine Derived forms: arbeidsuke, ukeavis, ukelang, ukentlig Related terms: veke [Nynorsk]
    Sense id: en-uke-nb-noun-9v4Ca~la Categories (other): Norwegian Bokmål entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 4 entries, Pages with entries, Time, Pages with 4 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Pages with 4 entries: 10 9 10 27 43 1 1 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 11 11 8 26 42 1 1

Noun [Swahili]

Audio: Sw-ke-uke.flac Forms: uke class XI [canonical]
Etymology: From u- + mke. Etymology templates: {{af|sw|u-|mke}} u- + mke Head templates: {{sw-noun|u|-}} uke class XI (no plural)
  1. womanhood Tags: no-plural
    Sense id: en-uke-sw-noun-9HcerQNb Categories (other): Swahili entries with incorrect language header, Swahili terms prefixed with u- Disambiguation of Swahili entries with incorrect language header: 58 42 Disambiguation of Swahili terms prefixed with u-: 54 46
  2. (euphemistic) vulva, vagina Tags: euphemistic, no-plural
    Sense id: en-uke-sw-noun-zICzNJpt Categories (other): Swahili euphemisms, Swahili entries with incorrect language header, Swahili terms prefixed with u- Disambiguation of Swahili entries with incorrect language header: 58 42 Disambiguation of Swahili terms prefixed with u-: 54 46
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: uke, kuma [vulgar], nyau [colloquial, vulgar]

Inflected forms

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              8
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          ],
          "ref": "2008, Tan Bee Kee, “Rewriting Gender and Sexuality in English-language Yaoi Fanfiction”, in Antonia Levi, Mark McHarry, Dru Pagliassotti, editors, Boys' Love Manga: Essays on the Sexual Ambiguity and Cross-Cultural Fandom of the Genre, McFarland & Company, →ISBN, page 142:",
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        "(Japanese fiction, fandom slang) A passive or submissive male fictional character in a same-sex relationship; a bottom."
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    "Swahili nouns",
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}

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