kuku
Aklanon
Etymology
From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kukuh.
Noun
kuku
- nail (on fingers and toes)
Albanian
Etymology
Interjection
kuku
Anguthimri
Noun
kuku
- (Mpakwithi) maternal grandfather
- (Mpakwithi) paternal aunt
References
- Terry Crowley, The Mpakwithi dialect of Anguthimri (1981), page 186
Basque
Etymology
Onomatopoeic, imitation of the bird’s call. Compare Spanish cuco, English cuckoo, Catalan cucut, Dutch koekoek, Russian кукушка (kukuška) etc.
Pronunciation
Noun
kuku anim
Declension
indefinite | singular | plural | |
---|---|---|---|
absolutive | kuku | kukua | kukuak |
ergative | kukuk | kukuak | kukuek |
dative | kukuri | kukuari | kukuei |
genitive | kukuren | kukuaren | kukuen |
comitative | kukurekin | kukuarekin | kukuekin |
causative | kukurengatik | kukuarengatik | kukuengatik |
benefactive | kukurentzat | kukuarentzat | kukuentzat |
instrumental | kukuz | kukuaz | kukuez |
inessive | kukurengan | kukuarengan | kukuengan |
locative | — | — | — |
allative | kukurengana | kukuarengana | kukuengana |
terminative | kukurenganaino | kukuarenganaino | kukuenganaino |
directive | kukurenganantz | kukuarenganantz | kukuenganantz |
destinative | kukurenganako | kukuarenganako | kukuenganako |
ablative | kukurengandik | kukuarengandik | kukuengandik |
partitive | kukurik | — | — |
prolative | kukutzat | — | — |
Further reading
- “kuku”, in Euskaltzaindiaren Hiztegia [Dictionary of the Basque Academy], Euskaltzaindia
- “kuku”, in Orotariko Euskal Hiztegia [General Basque Dictionary], Euskaltzaindia, 1987–2005
Bikol Central
Etymology 1
From Proto-Philippine *kukuh, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kukuh, from Proto-Austronesian *kuSkuS.
Pronunciation
Noun
kuku
- Alternative form of kuko (“nails (fingers and toes)”).
Etymology 2
Pronunciation
Noun
kùku
- Alternative form of kuko (“chin”).
Brunei Malay
Etymology
From Proto-Malayic *kuku, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kukuh, from Proto-Austronesian *kuSkuS.
Pronunciation
Noun
kuku
Czech
Pronunciation
Interjection
kuku
- cuckoo (the sound of cuckoo)
Related terms
Further reading
Fijian
Etymology
From Proto-Central-Pacific *kuku, from Proto-Oceanic *kuku, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kukuh, from Proto-Austronesian *kuSkuS.
Noun
kuku
Finnish
Etymology 1
Pronunciation
Verb
kuku
- (deprecated template usage) present active indicative connegative of kukkua
- (deprecated template usage) second-person singular present imperative of kukkua
- (deprecated template usage) second-person singular present active imperative connegative of kukkua
Etymology 2
Imitative of the sound made by a cuckoo/coua.
Pronunciation
Noun
kuku
- coua (any terrestrial bird of the genus Coua, in the cuckoo family)
Declension
Inflection of kuku (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation) | |||
---|---|---|---|
nominative | kuku | kukut | |
genitive | kukun | kukujen | |
partitive | kukua | kukuja | |
illative | kukuun | kukuihin | |
singular | plural | ||
nominative | kuku | kukut | |
accusative | nom. | kuku | kukut |
gen. | kukun | ||
genitive | kukun | kukujen | |
partitive | kukua | kukuja | |
inessive | kukussa | kukuissa | |
elative | kukusta | kukuista | |
illative | kukuun | kukuihin | |
adessive | kukulla | kukuilla | |
ablative | kukulta | kukuilta | |
allative | kukulle | kukuille | |
essive | kukuna | kukuina | |
translative | kukuksi | kukuiksi | |
abessive | kukutta | kukuitta | |
instructive | — | kukuin | |
comitative | See the possessive forms below. |
Indonesian
Etymology
From Malay kuku, from Proto-Malayic *kuku, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kukuh, from Proto-Austronesian *kuSkuS.
Pronunciation
Noun
kuku (first-person possessive kukuku, second-person possessive kukumu, third-person possessive kukunya)
- (anatomy) nail (on fingers and toes)
- claw:
- Synonym: cakar
- (anatomy) a curved, pointed horny nail on each digit of the foot of a mammal, reptile, or bird.
- a mechanical device resembling a claw, used for gripping or lifting.
- (anatomy) hoof: the tip of a toe of an ungulate such as a horse, ox or deer, strengthened by a thick keratin covering.
- (figurative) synonym of kekuasaan
Derived terms
Further reading
- “kuku” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.
Javanese
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Old Javanese kuku.
Noun
kuku (krama ngoko kuku, krama inggil kanaka)
References
- The Linguistic Center of Yogyakarta (2015) “kuku”, in Kamus Basa Jawa (Bausastra Jawa) [Javanese Language Dictionary (Javanese Dictionary)] (in Javanese), Yogyakarta: Kanisius, →ISBN
Laboya
Etymology
From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kukuh, from Proto-Austronesian *kuSkuS₁.
Noun
kuku
References
Limos Kalinga
Noun
kukú
Malay
Etymology
From Proto-Malayic *kuku, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kukuh, from Proto-Austronesian *kuSkuS.
Pronunciation
Noun
kuku (Jawi spelling کوکو, plural kuku-kuku, informal 1st possessive kukuku, 2nd possessive kukumu, 3rd possessive kukunya)
Descendants
- Indonesian: kuku
Further reading
- “kuku” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.
Mapudungun
Noun
kuku (Raguileo spelling)
See also
References
- Wixaleyiñ: Mapucezugun-wigkazugun pici hemvlcijka (Wixaleyiñ: Small Mapudungun-Spanish dictionary), Beretta, Marta; Cañumil, Dario; Cañumil, Tulio, 2008.
Maquiritari
Pronunciation
Noun
kuku
- a life-sized figure constructed from tree branches and other natural materials, symbolically killed in the aji'choto weja'kadü ritual
References
- Lauer, Matthew Taylor (2005) Fertility in Amazonia: Indigenous Concepts of the Human Reproductive Process Among the Ye’kwana of Southern Venezuela[1], Santa Barbara: University of California, pages 239–240: “cucu”
Old Javanese
Etymology
From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kukuh.
Noun
kuku
- nail (anatomy)
Polish
Etymology
Onomatopoeic.
Pronunciation
Interjection
kuku
- cuckoo! imitates the voice of a male cuckoo
Noun
kuku n (indeclinable)
- (childish) boo-boo (minor injury)
- Synonyms: ranka, skaleczenie
Derived terms
Further reading
- kuku in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
- kuku in Polish dictionaries at PWN
Serbo-Croatian
Etymology
Pronunciation
Interjection
kȕkū (Cyrillic spelling ку̏кӯ)
- woe
- The sound of a cuckoo singing.
- Shout in a hide and seek game.
Noun
kuku (Cyrillic spelling куку)
Noun
kuku (Cyrillic spelling куку)
References
- “kuku” in Hrvatski jezični portal
Sranan Tongo
Etymology
Noun
kuku
Sundanese
Romanization
kuku
- Romanization of ᮊᮥᮊᮥ
Swahili
Etymology
From *nkʊ́kʊ́, a variant of Common Bantu *nkókó.
Pronunciation
Audio (Kenya): (file)
Noun
kuku (n class, plural kuku)
Descendants
- → Malagasy: akoho
See also
Tagal Murut
Noun
kuku
- puppy (young dog)
Thao
Etymology
From Proto-Austronesian *kuSkuS.
Noun
kuku
Turkish
Pronunciation
Noun
kuku (definite accusative kukuyu, plural kukular)
Declension
Inflection | ||
---|---|---|
Nominative | kuku | |
Definite accusative | kukuyu | |
Singular | Plural | |
Nominative | kuku | kukular |
Definite accusative | kukuyu | kukuları |
Dative | kukuya | kukulara |
Locative | kukuda | kukularda |
Ablative | kukudan | kukulardan |
Genitive | kukunun | kukuların |
See also
Yogad
Noun
kukú
Noun
kuku
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