kukkokiekuu
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Finnish[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Onomatopoeic, but also has a literal meaning "the cock crows", from kukko (“cock”) and kiekuu, third person singular present indicative of kiekua (“to crow; make a cock-a-doodle-doo”).
Pronunciation[edit]
Interjection[edit]
kukkokiekuu
Further reading[edit]
- “kukkokiekuu”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish][1] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-02