"iku" meaning in Iban

See iku in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Classifier

IPA: /i.kʊʔ/
Etymology: From Proto-Malayic *ikur, *ikuŋ (compare Brunei Malay ekong, Malay ekor, Minangkabau ikua), from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *ikuʀ, *ikuŋ (compare Acehnese iku, Balinese ikut, Buginese ikkoʔ), from Proto-Austronesian *ikuʀ. Etymology templates: {{der|iba|poz-mly-pro|*ikur}} Proto-Malayic *ikur, {{cog|kxd|ekong}} Brunei Malay ekong, {{cog|ms|ekor}} Malay ekor, {{cog|min|ikua}} Minangkabau ikua, {{der|iba|poz-pro|*ikuʀ}} Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *ikuʀ, {{cog|ace|iku}} Acehnese iku, {{cog|ban|ikut}} Balinese ikut, {{cog|bug|ikkoʔ}} Buginese ikkoʔ, {{der|iba|map-pro|*ikuʀ}} Proto-Austronesian *ikuʀ Head templates: {{head|iba|classifier}} iku
  1. Classifier used for animals and people.
    Sense id: en-iku-iba-classifier-pdXK5P~I Categories (other): Iban classifiers, Iban entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 10 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Iban classifiers: 97 3 Disambiguation of Iban entries with incorrect language header: 87 13 Disambiguation of Pages with 10 entries: 81 19 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 89 11

Noun

IPA: /i.kʊʔ/
Etymology: From Proto-Malayic *ikur, *ikuŋ (compare Brunei Malay ekong, Malay ekor, Minangkabau ikua), from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *ikuʀ, *ikuŋ (compare Acehnese iku, Balinese ikut, Buginese ikkoʔ), from Proto-Austronesian *ikuʀ. Etymology templates: {{der|iba|poz-mly-pro|*ikur}} Proto-Malayic *ikur, {{cog|kxd|ekong}} Brunei Malay ekong, {{cog|ms|ekor}} Malay ekor, {{cog|min|ikua}} Minangkabau ikua, {{der|iba|poz-pro|*ikuʀ}} Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *ikuʀ, {{cog|ace|iku}} Acehnese iku, {{cog|ban|ikut}} Balinese ikut, {{cog|bug|ikkoʔ}} Buginese ikkoʔ, {{der|iba|map-pro|*ikuʀ}} Proto-Austronesian *ikuʀ Head templates: {{head|iba|noun}} iku
  1. (anatomy) tail (appendage of an animal)
    Sense id: en-iku-iba-noun-wSMZDjKG Categories (other): Anatomy, Animal body parts Disambiguation of Animal body parts: 34 66 Topics: anatomy, medicine, sciences
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  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "iba",
        "2": "poz-mly-pro",
        "3": "*ikur"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Malayic *ikur",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "kxd",
        "2": "ekong"
      },
      "expansion": "Brunei Malay ekong",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ms",
        "2": "ekor"
      },
      "expansion": "Malay ekor",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "min",
        "2": "ikua"
      },
      "expansion": "Minangkabau ikua",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "iba",
        "2": "poz-pro",
        "3": "*ikuʀ"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *ikuʀ",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ace",
        "2": "iku"
      },
      "expansion": "Acehnese iku",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ban",
        "2": "ikut"
      },
      "expansion": "Balinese ikut",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "bug",
        "2": "ikkoʔ"
      },
      "expansion": "Buginese ikkoʔ",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "iba",
        "2": "map-pro",
        "3": "*ikuʀ"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Austronesian *ikuʀ",
      "name": "der"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Proto-Malayic *ikur, *ikuŋ (compare Brunei Malay ekong, Malay ekor, Minangkabau ikua), from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *ikuʀ, *ikuŋ (compare Acehnese iku, Balinese ikut, Buginese ikkoʔ), from Proto-Austronesian *ikuʀ.",
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "iba",
        "2": "noun"
      },
      "expansion": "iku",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Iban",
  "lang_code": "iba",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "langcode": "iba",
          "name": "Anatomy",
          "orig": "iba:Anatomy",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "34 66",
          "kind": "other",
          "langcode": "iba",
          "name": "Animal body parts",
          "orig": "iba:Animal body parts",
          "parents": [
            "Body parts",
            "Anatomy"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "tail (appendage of an animal)"
      ],
      "id": "en-iku-iba-noun-wSMZDjKG",
      "links": [
        [
          "anatomy",
          "anatomy"
        ],
        [
          "tail",
          "tail"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(anatomy) tail (appendage of an animal)"
      ],
      "topics": [
        "anatomy",
        "medicine",
        "sciences"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/i.kʊʔ/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "iku"
}

{
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "iba",
        "2": "poz-mly-pro",
        "3": "*ikur"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Malayic *ikur",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "kxd",
        "2": "ekong"
      },
      "expansion": "Brunei Malay ekong",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ms",
        "2": "ekor"
      },
      "expansion": "Malay ekor",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "min",
        "2": "ikua"
      },
      "expansion": "Minangkabau ikua",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "iba",
        "2": "poz-pro",
        "3": "*ikuʀ"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *ikuʀ",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ace",
        "2": "iku"
      },
      "expansion": "Acehnese iku",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ban",
        "2": "ikut"
      },
      "expansion": "Balinese ikut",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "bug",
        "2": "ikkoʔ"
      },
      "expansion": "Buginese ikkoʔ",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "iba",
        "2": "map-pro",
        "3": "*ikuʀ"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Austronesian *ikuʀ",
      "name": "der"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Proto-Malayic *ikur, *ikuŋ (compare Brunei Malay ekong, Malay ekor, Minangkabau ikua), from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *ikuʀ, *ikuŋ (compare Acehnese iku, Balinese ikut, Buginese ikkoʔ), from Proto-Austronesian *ikuʀ.",
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "iba",
        "2": "classifier"
      },
      "expansion": "iku",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Iban",
  "lang_code": "iba",
  "pos": "classifier",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "97 3",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Iban classifiers",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "87 13",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Iban entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "81 19",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 10 entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "89 11",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "Three cats",
          "text": "Tiga iku mayau",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "Twenty teachers",
          "text": "Dua puluh iku pengajar",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Classifier used for animals and people."
      ],
      "id": "en-iku-iba-classifier-pdXK5P~I"
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/i.kʊʔ/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "iku"
}
{
  "categories": [
    "Iban classifiers",
    "Iban entries with incorrect language header",
    "Iban lemmas",
    "Iban nouns",
    "Iban terms derived from Proto-Austronesian",
    "Iban terms derived from Proto-Malayic",
    "Iban terms derived from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian",
    "Pages with 10 entries",
    "Pages with entries",
    "iba:Animal body parts"
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "iba",
        "2": "poz-mly-pro",
        "3": "*ikur"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Malayic *ikur",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "kxd",
        "2": "ekong"
      },
      "expansion": "Brunei Malay ekong",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ms",
        "2": "ekor"
      },
      "expansion": "Malay ekor",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "min",
        "2": "ikua"
      },
      "expansion": "Minangkabau ikua",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "iba",
        "2": "poz-pro",
        "3": "*ikuʀ"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *ikuʀ",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ace",
        "2": "iku"
      },
      "expansion": "Acehnese iku",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ban",
        "2": "ikut"
      },
      "expansion": "Balinese ikut",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "bug",
        "2": "ikkoʔ"
      },
      "expansion": "Buginese ikkoʔ",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "iba",
        "2": "map-pro",
        "3": "*ikuʀ"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Austronesian *ikuʀ",
      "name": "der"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Proto-Malayic *ikur, *ikuŋ (compare Brunei Malay ekong, Malay ekor, Minangkabau ikua), from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *ikuʀ, *ikuŋ (compare Acehnese iku, Balinese ikut, Buginese ikkoʔ), from Proto-Austronesian *ikuʀ.",
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "iba",
        "2": "noun"
      },
      "expansion": "iku",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Iban",
  "lang_code": "iba",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "iba:Anatomy"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "tail (appendage of an animal)"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "anatomy",
          "anatomy"
        ],
        [
          "tail",
          "tail"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(anatomy) tail (appendage of an animal)"
      ],
      "topics": [
        "anatomy",
        "medicine",
        "sciences"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/i.kʊʔ/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "iku"
}

{
  "categories": [
    "Iban classifiers",
    "Iban entries with incorrect language header",
    "Iban lemmas",
    "Iban nouns",
    "Iban terms derived from Proto-Austronesian",
    "Iban terms derived from Proto-Malayic",
    "Iban terms derived from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian",
    "Pages with 10 entries",
    "Pages with entries",
    "iba:Animal body parts"
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "iba",
        "2": "poz-mly-pro",
        "3": "*ikur"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Malayic *ikur",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "kxd",
        "2": "ekong"
      },
      "expansion": "Brunei Malay ekong",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ms",
        "2": "ekor"
      },
      "expansion": "Malay ekor",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "min",
        "2": "ikua"
      },
      "expansion": "Minangkabau ikua",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "iba",
        "2": "poz-pro",
        "3": "*ikuʀ"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *ikuʀ",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ace",
        "2": "iku"
      },
      "expansion": "Acehnese iku",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ban",
        "2": "ikut"
      },
      "expansion": "Balinese ikut",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "bug",
        "2": "ikkoʔ"
      },
      "expansion": "Buginese ikkoʔ",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "iba",
        "2": "map-pro",
        "3": "*ikuʀ"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Austronesian *ikuʀ",
      "name": "der"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Proto-Malayic *ikur, *ikuŋ (compare Brunei Malay ekong, Malay ekor, Minangkabau ikua), from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *ikuʀ, *ikuŋ (compare Acehnese iku, Balinese ikut, Buginese ikkoʔ), from Proto-Austronesian *ikuʀ.",
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "iba",
        "2": "classifier"
      },
      "expansion": "iku",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Iban",
  "lang_code": "iba",
  "pos": "classifier",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Iban terms with usage examples"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "Three cats",
          "text": "Tiga iku mayau",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "Twenty teachers",
          "text": "Dua puluh iku pengajar",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Classifier used for animals and people."
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/i.kʊʔ/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "iku"
}

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