Not unless it is at the start of a sentence or part of a formal name as in Ukulele Ike.
That is the neck of the ukulele and supports the fretboard.
Strings
The ukulele was originally developed in Hawaii, which was a country at the time. Now it is part of the US. It was based on an instrument from the Portuguese islands of Madeira.
The bridge is the structure on the face of the ukulele that the strings are attached to. The other end of the strings is attached to the tuners on the head.
No, the ukulele is a string instrument. It is a member of the lute family. Some people do 'hit' the body to get a percussion sound to keep time.
The part of speech for this particular word is a noun.
part of speech
The part of speech for "answer" is a noun.
what part of speech is beneath
adverb
its just ukulele