cucu

See also: cucú, cucù, cücü, and cu'cu'

Asturian

Etymology

From Late Latin cucus or cuccus, or Latin cuculus or Ancient Greek κόκκυξ (kókkux).

Noun

cucu m (plural cucos)

1. cuckoo

Brunei Malay

Etymology

Cognate with Malay cucu.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /t͡ʃut͡ʃu/
• Hyphenation: cu‧cu

Noun

cucu

1. grandchild (child of someone's child)

French

Pronunciation

• Audio (France (Vosges)):

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Noun

cucu m (plural cucus)

1. alternative form of cucul

Adjective

cucu (feminine cucue, masculine plural cucus, feminine plural cucues)

1. alternative form of cucul

Further reading

• “cucu”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Indonesian

Alternative forms

• tjoetjoe (1901–1947)
• tjutju (1947–1972)

Etymology

From Malay cucu, from Proto-Malayic *cucuʔ, probably from duplication of Proto-Mon-Khmer *cuuʔ (“grandchild”).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /ˈt͡ʃut͡ʃu/ [ˈt͡ʃu.t͡ʃu]

• Audio:

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• Rhymes: -ut͡ʃu
• Syllabification: cu‧cu

Noun

cucu (plural cucu-cucu)

1. grandchild (child of someone’s child)

Further reading

• “cucu”, in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia [Great Dictionary of the Indonesian Language] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016

Interlingua

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkuku/

Noun

cucu (plural cucus)

1. cuckoo
2. cuckold

Malay

Etymology

Attested in the Laguna Copperplate Inscription, 900 AD, as 𑼗𑼸𑼗𑼸 (cucu). From Proto-Malayic *cucuʔ. Probably from duplication of Proto-Mon-Khmer *cuuʔ (“grandchild”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈt͡ʃut͡ʃu/ [ˈt͡ʃu.t͡ʃu]
• Rhymes: -ut͡ʃu, -t͡ʃu, -u

Noun

cucu (Jawi spelling چوچو, plural cucu-cucu or cucu²)

1. grandchild (child of someone’s child)

   Cucu saya suka bermain gitar.

   My grandchild likes to play a guitar.

   Setiap hujung minggu, datuk itu dikelilingi oleh cucu-cucunya.

   Every weekend, the grandfather is surrounded by his grandchildren.

Derived terms

Affixed terms and other derivations

Regular affixed derivations:

• bercucu [stative / habitual] (beR-)
• bercucukan [stative / habitual + causative benefactive] (beR- + -kan)

Irregular affixed derivations, other derivations and compound words:

• cucu perempuan (“granddaughter”)
• cucu lelaki (“grandson”)

Descendants

• > Indonesian: cucu (inherited)
• → Baba Malay: chuchu
• → Brunei Malay: cucu
• → Makasar: cucu
• → Manado Malay: cucu

Further reading

• “cucu”, in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu [Malay Literary Reference Centre] (in Malay), Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017

Mapudungun

Noun

cucu (Raguileo spelling)

1. maternal grandmother
2. grandchild

See also

• kuku

References

• Wixaleyiñ: Mapucezugun-wigkazugun pici hemvlcijka (Wixaleyiñ: Small Mapudungun-Spanish dictionary), Beretta, Marta; Cañumil, Dario; Cañumil, Tulio, 2008.

Old English

Adjective

cucu

1. alternative form of cwic

Romanian

Etymology

Onomatopoeic.

Interjection

cucu

1. coo-coo (cry made by a cuckoo)

See also

• cuc

Sakizaya

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /t͡su.ˈt͡su/, [t͡su.ˈt͡su]

Noun

cucu

1. (anatomy) breast
2. milk