kutu

See also: Kutu

Brunei Malay

Etymology

From Proto-Malayic *kutu.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ku.tu/

Noun

kutu

1. louse (insect)

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Dupaningan Agta

Etymology

From Proto-Philippine *kutu.

Noun

kutu

1. louse

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Farefare

Etymology

Cognate with Moore kutu (“iron, metal”)

Noun

kutu (variant kurgo)

1. iron
2. metal

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Fijian

Etymology

From Proto-Central-Pacific *kutu, from Proto-Oceanic *kutu.

Noun

kutu

1. louse (insect)

See also

• lise

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Finnish

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *kutu. Equivalent to kutea +‎ -u.

Pronunciation

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

Noun

kutu

1. spawn (eggs of an aquatic organism, such as fish or frogs)

Declension

Inflection of kutu (Kotus type 1*F/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, tuku

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Indonesian

Pronunciation

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

Etymology 1

From Malay kutu.

Noun

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

1. louse (insect)

Derived terms

• berkutu
• berkutu-kutuan
• kutu buku
• mengutui

 

Etymology 2

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

Noun

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

1. (obsolete) business association.

   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

Alternative forms

• cutu (Bacolor, Samson)

Etymology

From Proto-Philippine *kutu.

Noun

kútu

1. louse

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Limos Kalinga

Etymology

From Proto-Philippine *kutu.

Noun

kutu

1. louse

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Maguindanao

Etymology

From Proto-Philippine *kutu.

Noun

kutu

1. louse

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Makasar

Etymology

From Proto-South Sulawesi *kutu.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈkutu]

Noun

kutu (Lontara spelling ᨀᨘᨈᨘ)

1. louse

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Malay

Pronunciation

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

Etymology 1

From Proto-Malayic *kutu, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kutu, from Proto-Austronesian *kuCu.

Noun

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

1. louse (insect)

Derived terms

Affixed terms and other derivations

Regular affixed derivations:

• mengutui [agent focus + causative (locative) benefactive] (meN- + -i)
• berkutu [stative / habitual] (beR-)
• berkutu-kutu [reduplication + stative / habitual] (redup + beR-)
• berkutu-kutuan [reduplication + stative / habitual + resultative / locative / collective / variety / verbal noun / fruit] (redup + beR- + -an)

Descendants

• → English: cootie
• Indonesian: kutu

Etymology 2

From Tamil கூட்டு (kūṭṭu, “addition, collection, association”).

Noun

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

1. cooperative association

   Synonym: sekutu

2. chit fund

Usage notes

A kutu is specifically a group who combine and pay instalments into a common fund. Every month lots are drawn and the winner draws the entire amount for that month.

Derived terms

Affixed terms and other derivations

Regular affixed derivations:

• berkutu [stative / habitual] (beR-)
• sekutu [immediacy / habitual] (se-)
• menyekutukan [immediacy / habitual + agent focus + causative benefactive] (se- + meN- + -kan)
• menyekutui [immediacy / habitual + agent focus + causative (locative) benefactive] (se- + meN- + -i)
• bersekutu [immediacy / habitual + stative / habitual] (se- + beR-)
• persekutuan [immediacy / habitual + causative passive + resultative / locative / collective / variety / verbal noun / fruit] (se- + peR- + -an)
• penyekutuan [immediacy / habitual + agentive / qualitative / instrumental / abstract / measure + resultative / locative / collective / variety / verbal noun / fruit] (se- + peN- + -an)
• kesekutuan [immediacy / habitual + abstract / locative] (se- + ke-an)

Irregular affixed derivations, other derivations and compound words:

• duit kutu
• ibu kutu
• main kutu
• bapa kutu

Descendants

• Indonesian: kutu

Further reading

• “kutu” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.
• Wilkinson, Richard James. An Abridged Malay-English Dictionary. Macmillan. 1965.

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Maori

Etymology

From Proto-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-Polynesian *kutu.

Noun

kutu

1. louse (insect)

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Sakizaya

Etymology

From Proto-Austronesian *kuCu.

Noun

kutu

1. head louse; nit

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Serbo-Croatian

Noun

kutu (Cyrillic spelling куту)

1. dative/locative singular of kut

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Tausug

Etymology

From Proto-Philippine *kutu.

Noun

kutu

1. louse

   Synonym: kughak

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Tongan

Etymology

From Proto-Polynesian *kutu.

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 Nominative 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 Definite accusative Singular Plural 1st singular kutumu kutularımı 2nd singular kutunu kutularını 3rd singular kutusunu kutularını 1st plural kutumuzu kutularımızı 2nd plural kutunuzu kutularınızı 3rd plural kutularını kutularını Dative Singular Plural 1st singular kutuma kutularıma 2nd singular kutuna kutularına 3rd singular kutusuna kutularına 1st plural kutumuza kutularımıza 2nd plural kutunuza kutularınıza 3rd plural kutularına kutularına Locative Singular Plural 1st singular kutumda kutularımda 2nd singular kutunda kutularında 3rd singular kutusunda kutularında 1st plural kutumuzda kutularımızda 2nd plural kutunuzda kutularınızda 3rd plural kutularında kutularında Ablative Singular Plural 1st singular kutumdan kutularımdan 2nd singular kutundan kutularından 3rd singular kutusundan kutularından 1st plural kutumuzdan kutularımızdan 2nd plural kutunuzdan kutularınızdan 3rd plural kutularından kutularından Genitive Singular Plural 1st singular kutumun kutularımın 2nd singular kutunun kutularının 3rd singular kutusunun kutularının 1st plural kutumuzun kutularımızın 2nd plural kutunuzun kutularınızın 3rd plural kutularının kutularının

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Yakan

Etymology

From Proto-Sama-Bajaw *kutu.

Noun

kutu

1. louse (insect)

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Yogad

Etymology

From Proto-Philippine *kutu.

Noun

kutú

1. louse (insect)