kuku

See also: kūkū, куку, and ку-ку

Albanian

Etymology

Onomatopoetic.

Interjection

kuku

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

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Brunei Malay

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ku.ku/

Noun

kuku

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

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Czech

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈkuku]

Interjection

kuku

1. cuckoo (the sound of cuckoo)

Related terms

• kukat
• kukačka

Further reading

• Template:R:PSJC
• Template:R:SSJC

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Fijian

Etymology

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

Noun

kuku

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

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Finnish

Etymology 1

Verb

kuku

1. (deprecated template usage) present active indicative connegative of kukkua
2. (deprecated template usage) second-person singular present imperative of kukkua
3. (deprecated template usage) second-person singular present active imperative connegative of kukkua

Etymology 2

Noun

kuku

1. 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.

Possessive forms of kuku (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative kukuni kukuni accusative nom. kukuni kukuni gen. kukuni genitive kukuni kukujeni partitive kukuani kukujani inessive kukussani kukuissani elative kukustani kukuistani illative kukuuni kukuihini adessive kukullani kukuillani ablative kukultani kukuiltani allative kukulleni kukuilleni essive kukunani kukuinani translative kukukseni kukuikseni abessive kukuttani kukuittani instructive — — comitative — kukuineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative kukusi kukusi accusative nom. kukusi kukusi gen. kukusi genitive kukusi kukujesi partitive kukuasi kukujasi inessive kukussasi kukuissasi elative kukustasi kukuistasi illative kukuusi kukuihisi adessive kukullasi kukuillasi ablative kukultasi kukuiltasi allative kukullesi kukuillesi essive kukunasi kukuinasi translative kukuksesi kukuiksesi abessive kukuttasi kukuittasi instructive — — comitative — kukuinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative kukumme kukumme accusative nom. kukumme kukumme gen. kukumme genitive kukumme kukujemme partitive kukuamme kukujamme inessive kukussamme kukuissamme elative kukustamme kukuistamme illative kukuumme kukuihimme adessive kukullamme kukuillamme ablative kukultamme kukuiltamme allative kukullemme kukuillemme essive kukunamme kukuinamme translative kukuksemme kukuiksemme abessive kukuttamme kukuittamme instructive — — comitative — kukuinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative kukunne kukunne accusative nom. kukunne kukunne gen. kukunne genitive kukunne kukujenne partitive kukuanne kukujanne inessive kukussanne kukuissanne elative kukustanne kukuistanne illative kukuunne kukuihinne adessive kukullanne kukuillanne ablative kukultanne kukuiltanne allative kukullenne kukuillenne essive kukunanne kukuinanne translative kukuksenne kukuiksenne abessive kukuttanne kukuittanne instructive — — comitative — kukuinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative kukunsa kukunsa accusative nom. kukunsa kukunsa gen. kukunsa genitive kukunsa kukujensa partitive kukuaan kukuansa kukujaan kukujansa inessive kukussaan kukussansa kukuissaan kukuissansa elative kukustaan kukustansa kukuistaan kukuistansa illative kukuunsa kukuihinsa adessive kukullaan kukullansa kukuillaan kukuillansa ablative kukultaan kukultansa kukuiltaan kukuiltansa allative kukulleen kukullensa kukuilleen kukuillensa essive kukunaan kukunansa kukuinaan kukuinansa translative kukukseen kukuksensa kukuikseen kukuiksensa abessive kukuttaan kukuttansa kukuittaan kukuittansa instructive — — comitative — kukuineen kukuinensa

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Indonesian

Etymology

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

Noun

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

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

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Laboya

Etymology

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

Noun

kuku

1. claw

References

• Laboya in Austronesian Comparative Dictionary

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Limos Kalinga

Noun

kukú

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

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Malay

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kuku/
• Rhymes: -uku, -ku, -u

Noun

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

• Indonesian: kuku

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Mapudungun

Noun

kuku (using Raguileo Alphabet)

1. paternal grandmother
2. grandchild

See also

• cucu

References

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

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Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

Onomatopoetic.

Pronunciation

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

Interjection

kȕkū (Cyrillic spelling ку̏кӯ)

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

Noun

kuku (Cyrillic spelling куку)

1. dative/locative singular of kuk

Noun

kuku (Cyrillic spelling куку)

1. accusative singular of kuka

References

• “kuku” in Hrvatski jezični portal

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Sranan Tongo

Etymology

Borrowed from Dutch koek.

Noun

kuku

1. cake, pastry

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Sundanese

Romanization

kuku

1. Romanization of ᮊᮥᮊᮥ

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Swahili

Etymology

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

Noun

kuku (n class, plural kuku)

1. chicken, fowl

   Penye kuku wengi, usimwage mtama

   Where there are many fowls, do not spill millet

See also

• jogoo (“rooster”)

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Tagal Murut

Noun

kuku

1. puppy (young dog)

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Thao

Etymology

From Proto-Austronesian *kuSkuS.

Noun

kuku

1. (anatomy) fingernail; toenail

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Turkish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [kuˈku]

Noun

kuku (definite accusative ya, plural kukular)

1. (child talk) female genitalia, vagina

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

• vajina
• am (vulgar, very rude)
• amcık (vulgar, very rude)