uke

uke · noun¹

1. Japanese · derived from受け
2. English todayuke

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”).

Uke · noun²

1941, abbreviation of Ukrainian.