куку
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See also: ку-ку
Bulgarian
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]- ку́кo (kúko)
Pronunciation
[edit]Etymology 1
[edit]Noun
[edit]ку́ку • (kúku) n
- (colloquial, offensive, derogatory) cuckoo, loony
- Synonyms: откачалка (otkačalka), ненормалник (nenormalnik), луд (lud)
Declension
[edit]| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| indefinite | ку́ку kúku |
ку́кувци, ку́кута kúkuvci, kúkuta |
| definite | ку́куто kúkuto |
ку́кувците, ку́кутата kúkuvcite, kúkutata |
Derived terms
[edit]phrases
- какво́то ку́ку, такво́з и пи́пе (kakvóto kúku, takvóz i pípe)
- като́ ку́ку и пи́пе (kató kúku i pípe)
- ку́ку и пи́пе (kúku i pípe)
- (dialectal) ни ку́ку не ре́кох (ni kúku ne rékoh)
References
[edit]- “куку”, in ЛексИт [LexIt] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
- “куку¹”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
- “куку”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Chitanka, 2010
Etymology 2
[edit]Onomatopoeic derivative of the call of the cuckoo. In some dialects, it's borrowed from Greek κούκος (koúkos), κούκκος (koúkkos).
Noun
[edit]ку́ку • (kúku) f (relational adjective ку́ков)
Declension
[edit]| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| indefinite | ку́ку kúku |
ку́кута kúkuta |
| definite | ку́куто kúkuto |
ку́кутата kúkutata |
Related terms
[edit]adjectives
- кукувичев (kukuvičev)
- кукувичен (kukuvičen)
- кукувичи (kukuviči)
- ку́кувичин (kúkuvičin)
- кукувичов (kukuvičov)
nouns
- кукувана (kukuvana)
- кукуве́йка (kukuvéjka)
- кукувец (kukuvec)
- кукувица (kukuvica)
- кукувиче (kukuviče)
- кукуви́чина (kukuvíčina)
- кукувичка (kukuvička)
- кукумя́вка (kukumjávka)
- кукуряк (kukurjak)
phrases
- ку́ково ля́то (kúkovo ljáto)
- кукувича плюнка (kukuviča pljunka)
- кукувича прежда (kukuviča prežda)
- кукувича сълза (kukuviča sălza)
- кукувиче грозде (kukuviče grozde)
- кукувичи хляб (kukuviči hljab)
- кукувичо грозде (kukuvičo grozde)
References
[edit]- “куку²”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
Etymology 3
[edit]Derived from ку́кам (kúkam, “to squat”). Babble word comparable to (childish) ако (ako, “poop”) with (childish) акам (akam, “to poo”) and (childish) папо (papo, “bread”), (childish, dialectal) папу (papu, “bread”) with (childish) папам (papam, “to eat”).
Noun
[edit]ку́ку • (kúku) n
- (childish) chamber pot, potty
- Synonyms: цукало (cukalo), нощно гърне (noštno gărne), нощна ваза (noštna vaza)
Declension
[edit]| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| indefinite | ку́ку kúku |
ку́кута kúkuta |
| definite | ку́куто kúkuto |
ку́кутата kúkutata |
Etymology 4
[edit]Likely of the same origin as in Etymology 3, in the sense that a chamber pot is something sat on top of, possibly related to кук (kuk, “chimney”).
Noun
[edit]ку́ку • (kúku) n
Declension
[edit]| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| indefinite | ку́ку kúku |
ку́кута kúkuta |
| definite | ку́куто kúkuto |
ку́кутата kúkutata |
Further reading
[edit]- Georgiev, Vladimir I., editor (1986), “куку”, in Български етимологичен речник [Bulgarian Etymological Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), volume 3 (крес¹ – мѝнго¹), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences Pubg. House, page 94
- Nayden Gerov (1897), “ку́ко”, in Рѣчникъ на Блъгарскꙑй язꙑкъ. Съ тлъкувание рѣчи-тꙑ на Блъгарскꙑ и на Русскꙑ. [Dictionary of the Bulgarian language] (in Bulgarian), volume 2, Plovdiv: Дружествена печꙗтница "Съгласие.", page 80
Nanai
[edit]Etymology
[edit]- From Proto-Tungusic *kūke.
- The Tungusic root may derive from Chinese 鵠 / 鹄 (“*ku:g”).
Noun
[edit]куку (kuku)
Serbo-Croatian
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]Interjection
[edit]ку̏кӯ (Latin spelling kȕkū)
- woe
- The sound of a cuckoo singing.
- Shout in a hide and seek game.
References
[edit]- “куку”, in Hrvatski jezični portal [Croatian language portal] (in Serbo-Croatian), 2006–2026
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