"uke" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

IPA: /juːk/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-uke.wav [Southern-England] 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 Categories (topical): LGBT, String instruments Derived forms: banjo uke
    Sense id: en-uke-en-noun-d18PIhNF Disambiguation of LGBT: 41 27 32 Disambiguation of String instruments: 58 25 17 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup, English heteronyms Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 55 31 14 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 54 30 16 Disambiguation of English heteronyms: 58 24 18
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun [English]

IPA: /ˈuːke/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-uke2.wav [Southern-England] Forms: ukes [plural], uke [plural]
Rhymes: -uːke Etymology: From Japanese 受け (uke), derived from the verb 受ける (ukeru, “to receive, to get”). Etymology templates: {{der|en|ja|受け|tr=uke}} Japanese 受け (uke), {{m|ja|受ける||to receive, to get|tr=ukeru}} 受ける (ukeru, “to receive, to get”) Head templates: {{en-noun|s|uke}} uke (plural ukes or uke)
  1. (judo, martial arts) The training partner against whom tori performs a move. Categories (topical): Judo, Martial arts, People
    Sense id: en-uke-en-noun-r6rDEnRC Disambiguation of People: 9 43 48 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 Categories (topical): Fictional characters, Japanese fiction, Male people, People, Stock characters
    Sense id: en-uke-en-noun-Q-fdbLmb Disambiguation of Fictional characters: 12 14 74 Disambiguation of Japanese fiction: 6 14 79 Disambiguation of Male people: 13 17 71 Disambiguation of People: 9 43 48 Disambiguation of Stock characters: 26 17 57 Topics: fiction, lifestyle, literature, media, publishing
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

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”)
  1. a week Tags: feminine, masculine Categories (topical): Time Derived forms: arbeidsuke, ukeavis, ukelang, ukentlig Related terms: veke [Nynorsk]

Noun [Swahili]

Audio: Sw-ke-uke.flac [Kenya]
Etymology: From u- + mke. Etymology templates: {{af|sw|u-|mke}} u- + mke Head templates: {{head|sw|noun|head=}} uke, {{sw-noun|u|-}} uke (u class, no plural)
  1. womanhood Tags: class-11, class-12, class-14, 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: 77 23 Disambiguation of Swahili terms prefixed with u-: 76 24
  2. (euphemistic) vulva, vagina Tags: class-11, class-12, class-14, euphemistic, no-plural Synonyms: kuma
    Sense id: en-uke-sw-noun-zICzNJpt Categories (other): Swahili euphemisms

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for uke meaning in All languages combined (11.1kB)

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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, page 142",
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    {
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        "(informal) Clipping of ukulele."
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        "sports",
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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, page 142",
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        },
        {
          "ref": "2010, Pentabu, My Girlfriend’s a Geek, volume 1, Yen Press, published 2012isbn=9780316221801",
          "text": "You'd rather have Sebas be an uke?",
          "type": "quotation"
        },
        {
          "ref": "2010, Kyoka Wakatsuki, “Afterword”, in The Selfish Demon King, Digital Manga Publishing",
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        }
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        "A passive or submissive male fictional character in a same-sex relationship; a bottom."
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        [
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          "fictional"
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        "literature",
        "media",
        "publishing"
      ]
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    {
      "ipa": "/ˈuːke/"
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        "Norwegian Bokmål terms inherited from Danish",
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        "Norwegian Bokmål terms inherited from Proto-Germanic",
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        "feminine",
        "masculine"
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}

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    "Swahili lemmas",
    "Swahili nouns",
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    "Swahili terms with audio links",
    "Swahili u class nouns",
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