kuku

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See also: Kuku, kūkū, куку, and ку-ку

English[edit]

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Noun[edit]

kuku (countable and uncountable, plural kukus)

  1. An Iranian dish somewhat resembling a quiche or omelette.

Alternative forms[edit]

Aklanon[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kukuh.

Noun[edit]

kuku

  1. (anatomy) nail (on fingers and toes)

Albanian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Onomatopoeic.

Interjection[edit]

kuku

  1. mourn
  2. The sound of an owl singing.

Anguthimri[edit]

Noun[edit]

kuku

  1. (Mpakwithi) maternal grandfather
  2. (Mpakwithi) paternal aunt

References[edit]

  • Terry Crowley, The Mpakwithi dialect of Anguthimri (1981), page 186

Basque[edit]

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Kuku arrunta.

Etymology[edit]

Onomatopoeic, imitation of the bird’s call. Compare Spanish cuco, English cuckoo, Catalan cucut, Dutch koekoek, Russian кукушка (kukuška) etc.

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

kuku anim

  1. cuckoo
  2. hidden, lurking

Declension[edit]

Declension of kuku (animate, ending in vowel)
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[edit]

  • "kuku" in Euskaltzaindiaren Hiztegia [Dictionary of the Basque Academy], euskaltzaindia.eus
  • “kuku” in Orotariko Euskal Hiztegia [General Basque Dictionary], euskaltzaindia.eus

Bikol Central[edit]

Etymology 1[edit]

From Proto-Philippine *kukuh, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kukuh, from Proto-Austronesian *kuSkuS.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • Hyphenation: ku‧ku
  • IPA(key): /ˈkuku/

Noun[edit]

kuku

  1. Alternative form of kuko (“nails (fingers and toes)”).

Etymology 2[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

  • Hyphenation: ku‧ku
  • IPA(key): /kuʔˈku/

Noun[edit]

kùku

  1. Alternative form of kuko (“chin”).

Brunei Malay[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Proto-Malayic *kuku, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kukuh, from Proto-Austronesian *kuSkuS.

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

kuku

  1. (anatomy) nail (on fingers and toes)

Czech[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

Interjection[edit]

kuku

  1. cuckoo (the sound of cuckoo)

Related terms[edit]

Further reading[edit]

  • kuku in Příruční slovník jazyka českého, 1935–1957
  • kuku in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého, 1960–1971, 1989

Fijian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Proto-Central-Pacific *kuku, from Proto-Oceanic *kuku, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kukuh, from Proto-Austronesian *kuSkuS.

Noun[edit]

kuku

  1. (anatomy) nail (on fingers and toes)

Finnish[edit]

Etymology 1[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ˈkukuˣ/, [ˈkuku(ʔ)]
  • Rhymes: -uku
  • Syllabification(key): ku‧ku

Verb[edit]

kuku

  1. present active indicative connegative of kukkua
  2. second-person singular present imperative of kukkua
  3. second-person singular present active imperative connegative of kukkua

Etymology 2[edit]

Imitative of the sound made by a cuckoo/coua.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ˈkuku/, [ˈkuku]
  • Rhymes: -uku
  • Syllabification(key): ku‧ku

Noun[edit]

kuku

  1. coua (any terrestrial bird of the genus Coua, in the cuckoo family)
Declension[edit]
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
instructive — kukuin
abessive kukutta kukuitta
comitative — kukuineen
Possessive forms of kuku (type valo)
possessor singular plural
1st person kukuni kukumme
2nd person kukusi kukunne
3rd person kukunsa

Indonesian[edit]

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Etymology[edit]

From Malay kuku, from Proto-Malayic *kuku, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kukuh, from Proto-Austronesian *kuSkuS.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ˈkuku/
  • Hyphenation: ku‧ku

Noun[edit]

kuku (first-person possessive kukuku, second-person possessive kukumu, third-person possessive kukunya)

  1. (anatomy) nail (on fingers and toes)
  2. claw:
    Synonym: cakar
    1. (anatomy) a curved, pointed horny nail on each digit of the foot of a mammal, reptile, or bird.
    2. a mechanical device resembling a claw, used for gripping or lifting.
  3. (anatomy) hoof: the tip of a toe of an ungulate such as a horse, ox or deer, strengthened by a thick keratin covering.
  4. (figurative) synonym of kekuasaan

Derived terms[edit]

Further reading[edit]

Javanese[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Old Javanese kuku.

Noun[edit]

kuku (krama ngoko kuku, krama inggil kanaka)

  1. (anatomy) nail

References[edit]

  • “[ kuku]” in Bausastra Jawa, Yogyakarta: The Linguistic Center of Yogyakarta [Balai Bahasa Provinsi Yogyakarta].

Laboya[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kukuh, from Proto-Austronesian *kuSkuS₁.

Noun[edit]

kuku

  1. claw

References[edit]

Limos Kalinga[edit]

Noun[edit]

kukú

  1. (anatomy) nail (on fingers and toes)

Malay[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Proto-Malayic *kuku, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kukuh, from Proto-Austronesian *kuSkuS.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /kuku/
  • Rhymes: -uku, -ku, -u
  • Audio (MY)(file)

Noun[edit]

kuku (Jawi spelling کوکو‎, plural kuku-kuku, informal 1st possessive kukuku, 2nd possessive kukumu, 3rd possessive kukunya)

  1. (anatomy) nail (on fingers and toes)

Descendants[edit]

  • Indonesian: kuku

Further reading[edit]

Mapudungun[edit]

Noun[edit]

kuku (Raguileo spelling)

  1. paternal grandmother
  2. grandchild

See also[edit]

References[edit]

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

Maquiritari[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

kuku

  1. a life-sized figure constructed from tree branches and other natural materials, symbolically killed in the aji'choto weja'kadü ritual

References[edit]

  • 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, page 239–240

Old Javanese[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kukuh.

Noun[edit]

kuku

  1. nail (anatomy)

Polish[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Onomatopoeic.

Pronunciation[edit]

Interjection[edit]

kuku

  1. cuckoo! imitates the voice of a male cuckoo

Noun[edit]

kuku n (indeclinable)

  1. (childish) boo-boo (minor injury)
    Synonyms: ranka, skaleczenie

Derived terms[edit]

interjection

Further reading[edit]

  • kuku in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • kuku in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Serbo-Croatian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Onomatopoeic.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /kûkuː/
  • Hyphenation: ku‧ku

Interjection[edit]

kȕkū (Cyrillic spelling ку̏кӯ)

  1. woe
  2. The sound of a cuckoo singing.
  3. Shout in a hide and seek game.

Noun[edit]

kuku (Cyrillic spelling куку)

  1. dative/locative singular of kuk

Noun[edit]

kuku (Cyrillic spelling куку)

  1. accusative singular of kuka

References[edit]

  • “kuku” in Hrvatski jezični portal

Sranan Tongo[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from Dutch koek.

Noun[edit]

kuku

  1. cake, pastry

Sundanese[edit]

Romanization[edit]

kuku

  1. Romanization of ᮊᮥᮊᮥ

Swahili[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From *nkʊ́kʊ́, a variant of Common Bantu *nkókó.

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

kuku (n class, plural kuku)

  1. chicken, fowl
    Penye kuku wengi, usimwage mtama
    Where there are many fowls, do not spill millet

Descendants[edit]

See also[edit]

Tagal Murut[edit]

Noun[edit]

kuku

  1. puppy (young dog)

Thao[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Proto-Austronesian *kuSkuS.

Noun[edit]

kuku

  1. (anatomy) fingernail; toenail

Turkish[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

kuku (definite accusative kukuyu, plural kukular)

  1. (child talk) female genitalia, vagina

Declension[edit]

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[edit]

Yogad[edit]

Noun[edit]

kukú

  1. nail; claw; hoof

Noun[edit]

kuku

  1. possession
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