kutu

See also: Kutu

Brunei Malay

Etymology

From Proto-Malayic *kutu, from Proto-Malayo-Chamic *kutu, from Proto-Malayo-Sumbawan *kutu, from Proto-Sunda-Sulawesi *kutu, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kutu, from Proto-Austronesian *kuCu.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ku.tu/

Noun

kutu

1. louse (insect)

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Dupaningan Agta

Noun

kutu

1. louse

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Fijian

Etymology

From Proto-Central-Pacific *kutu, from Proto-Oceanic *kutu, from Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *kutu, from Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *kutu, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kutu, from Proto-Austronesian *kuCu.

Noun

kutu

1. louse (insect)

See also

• lise

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Finnish

(index ku)

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *kutu. Remains analyzable as kutea +‎ -u.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkutu/, [ˈkut̪u]
• Rhymes: -utu
• Syllabification: ku‧tu

Noun

kutu

1. (fish, frog) spawn

Declension

Inflection of kutu (Kotus type 1/valo, t-d gradation)
nominative		kutu	kudut
genitive		kudun	kutujen
partitive		kutua	kutuja
illative		kutuun	kutuihin
		singular	plural
nominative		kutu	kudut
accusative	nom.	kutu	kudut
	gen.	kudun
genitive		kudun	kutujen
partitive		kutua	kutuja
inessive		kudussa	kuduissa
elative		kudusta	kuduista
illative		kutuun	kutuihin
adessive		kudulla	kuduilla
ablative		kudulta	kuduilta
allative		kudulle	kuduille
essive		kutuna	kutuina
translative		kuduksi	kuduiksi
instructive		—	kuduin
abessive		kudutta	kuduitta
comitative		—	kutuineen

Possessive forms of kutu (type valo)
possessor	singular	plural
1st person	kutuni	kutumme
2nd person	kutusi	kutunne
3rd person	kutunsa

Derived terms

• kutuaika
• kutupaikka
• kutuasu
• sammakonkutu

Anagrams

• kuut

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Indonesian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈku.tu]
• Hyphenation: ku‧tu

Etymology 1

From Malay kutu, from Proto-Malayic *kutu, from Proto-Malayo-Chamic *kutu, from Proto-Malayo-Sumbawan *kutu, from Proto-Sunda-Sulawesi *kutu, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kutu, from Proto-Austronesian *kuCu.

Noun

kutu (plural, first-person possessive kutuku, second-person possessive kutumu, third-person possessive kutunya)

1. louse (insect)

Derived terms

• berkutu
• berkutu-kutuan
• mengutui

 

Etymology 2

From Tamil கூட்டு (kūṭṭu, “companionship, fellowship, friendship”).

Noun

kutu (plural, first-person possessive kutuku, second-person possessive kutumu, third-person possessive kutunya)

1. (archaic) partner, ally.

   Synonym: sekutu

Derived terms

• berkutu
• sekutu

 

Further reading

• “kutu” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia (KBBI) Daring, Jakarta: Badan Pengembangan dan Pembinaan Bahasa, Kementerian Pendidikan dan Kebudayaan Republik Indonesia, 2016.

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Kapampangan

Noun

kutu

1. louse

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Limos Kalinga

Noun

kutu

1. louse

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Malay

Etymology

From Proto-Malayic *kutu, from Proto-Malayo-Chamic *kutu, from Proto-Malayo-Sumbawan *kutu, from Proto-Sunda-Sulawesi *kutu, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kutu, from Proto-Austronesian *kuCu.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kutu/
• Rhymes: -utu, -tu, -u

Noun

kutu (plural kutu-kutu, informal 1st possessive kutuku, impolite 2nd possessive kutumu, 3rd possessive kutunya)

1. louse (insect)

Descendants

• → English: cootie
• Indonesian: kutu

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Maori

Etymology

From Proto-Eastern Polynesian *kutu, from Proto-Nuclear Polynesian *kutu, from Proto-Polynesian *kutu, from Proto-Oceanic *kutu, from Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *kutu, from Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *kutu, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kutu, from Proto-Austronesian *kuCu.

Noun

kutu

1. louse (insect)

See also

• riha

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Michif

Etymology

From French couteau.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kuto/, [kuto], [koto]

Noun

kutu m

1. knife

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Rapa Nui

Etymology

From Proto-Eastern Polynesian *kutu, from Proto-Nuclear Polynesian *kutu, from Proto-Polynesian *kutu, from Proto-Oceanic *kutu, from Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *kutu, from Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *kutu, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kutu, from Proto-Austronesian *kuCu.

Noun

kutu

1. louse (insect)

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Serbo-Croatian

Noun

kutu (Cyrillic spelling куту)

1. dative/locative singular of kut

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Tongan

Etymology

From Proto-Polynesian *kutu, from Proto-Oceanic *kutu, from Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *kutu, from Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *kutu, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kutu, from Proto-Austronesian *kuCu.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ku.tu/

Noun

kutu

1. louse (insect)

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Turkish

Etymology

From Ottoman Turkish قوطی‎ (kutu, kutı), from Greek κουτί (koutí).

Noun

kutu (definite accusative kutuyu, plural kutular)

1. box
2. (euphemistic slang) vagina

   Bana kutusunu gösterdi.

   She showed me her box.

Declension

Inflection
Nominative	kutu
Definite accusative	kutuyu
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	kutu	kutular
Definite accusative	kutuyu	kutuları
Dative	kutuya	kutulara
Locative	kutuda	kutularda
Ablative	kutudan	kutulardan
Genitive	kutunun	kutuların
Possessive forms Singular Plural 1st singular kutum kutularım 2nd singular kutun kutuların 3rd singular kutusu kutuları 1st plural kutumuz kutularımız 2nd plural kutunuz kutularınız 3rd plural kutuları kutuları