meaning
ruka, paže, hmatová končetina, uchopovací končetina; uchopit, interagovat s, cítit dotykem; (číslovka) pět
see also
semantic space · lipamanka
luka is an organ capable of manipulation, or a part of said organ. For example, an arm is a luka, and so is a hand, fingers, even elbows. The main part is that it interacts with other things. If a cat's paw is swiping at me, I might use luka to describe it, but if it's just walking on it I might not (see: noka), but I still could. So, it's possible for one organ to be both a luka and something else in different contexts. The prehensile tails of some monkeys could be luka too, especially while they're using them, but the only thing something needs in order to be a luka is an innate ability to interact with objects. luka can also be used as a verb to refer to this interaction with its direct object, which could be touching, petting, pressing, pulling, holding, hugging, grasping, playing an instrument, etc. I'm sure you can thing of other things it could mean! luka is also commonly used to describe talking using a signed language.
ku translations
hand100, arm68, five64, wrist50, touch33, palm32, handful29, gesture27, tap26, elbow25, reach25
pu verbatim
NOUN arm, hand, tactile organ
NUMBER five
usage
core · 100% usage
found in pu
coined pre-pu
origin
Srbochorvatština · рука ruka ‘ruka’
coined by jan Sonja
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lukapiktogram ruky
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