kuku
English
editEtymology 1
editNoun
editkuku (countable and uncountable, plural kukus)
Alternative forms
editEtymology 2
editBorrowed from Japanese くく (kuku, onomatopoeia for the sound of laughter).
Interjection
editkuku
Aklanon
editEtymology
editInherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kukuh.
Noun
editkuku
Albanian
editEtymology
editInterjection
editkuku
Anguthimri
editNoun
editkuku
- (Mpakwithi) maternal grandfather
- (Mpakwithi) paternal aunt
References
edit- Terry Crowley, The Mpakwithi dialect of Anguthimri (1981), page 186
Basque
editEtymology
editOnomatopoeic, imitation of the bird’s call. Compare Spanish cuco, English cuckoo, Catalan cucut, Dutch koekoek, Russian кукушка (kukuška) etc.
Pronunciation
editAudio: (file)
Noun
editkuku anim
Declension
editindefinite | 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
- “kuku”, in Orotariko Euskal Hiztegia [General Basque Dictionary], Euskaltzaindia, 1987–2005
Bikol Central
editEtymology 1
editFrom Proto-Philippine *kukuh, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kukuh, from Proto-Austronesian *kuSkuS.
Pronunciation
editNoun
editkuku
- Alternative form of kuko (“nails (fingers and toes)”)
Etymology 2
editPronunciation
editNoun
editkùku
- Alternative form of kuko (“chin”)
Brunei Malay
editEtymology
editFrom Proto-Malayic *kuku, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kukuh, from Proto-Austronesian *kuSkuS.
Pronunciation
editNoun
editkuku
Czech
editPronunciation
editInterjection
editkuku
- cuckoo (the sound of cuckoo)
Related terms
editFurther reading
editFijian
editEtymology
editFrom Proto-Central-Pacific *kuku, from Proto-Oceanic *kuku, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kukuh, from Proto-Austronesian *kuSkuS.
Noun
editkuku
Finnish
editEtymology 1
editImitative of the sound made by a cuckoo/coua.
Pronunciation
editNoun
editkuku
Declension
editInflection 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. |
Etymology 2
editPronunciation
editVerb
editkuku
Iban
editEtymology
editInherited from Proto-Malayic *kuku, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kukuh, from Proto-Austronesian *kuSkuS.
Noun
editkuku
References
edit- Scott, N. C. (1956) A Dictionary of Sea Dayak[1], School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London
Indonesian
editEtymology
editFrom Malay kuku, from Proto-Malayic *kuku, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kukuh, from Proto-Austronesian *kuSkuS.
Pronunciation
editNoun
editkuku (first-person possessive kukuku, second-person possessive kukumu, third-person possessive kukunya)
- (anatomy) nail (on fingers and toes)
- claw:
- Synonym: cakar
- (anatomy) a curved, pointed horny nail on each digit of the foot of a mammal, reptile, or bird.
- a mechanical device resembling a claw, used for gripping or lifting.
- (anatomy) hoof: the tip of a toe of an ungulate such as a horse, ox or deer, strengthened by a thick keratin covering.
- (figurative) synonym of kekuasaan
Derived terms
editFurther reading
edit- “kuku” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.
Javanese
editAlternative forms
editEtymology
editFrom Old Javanese kuku.
Noun
editkuku (krama ngoko kuku, krama inggil kanaka)
References
edit- The Linguistic Center of Yogyakarta (2011) “kuku”, in Kamus Basa Jawa (Bausastra Jawa) [Javanese Language Dictionary (Javanese Dictionary)] (in Javanese), 2nd edition, Yogyakarta: Kanisius, →ISBN
Kapampangan
editEtymology 1
editPronunciation
editNoun
editkúkû
Etymology 2
editPronunciation
editNoun
editkukû
Laboya
editEtymology
editFrom Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kukuh, from Proto-Austronesian *kuSkuS₁.
Noun
editkuku
References
editLimos Kalinga
editNoun
editkukú
Malay
editEtymology
editFrom Proto-Malayic *kuku, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kukuh, from Proto-Austronesian *kuSkuS.
Pronunciation
editNoun
editkuku (Jawi spelling کوکو, plural kuku-kuku, informal 1st possessive kukuku, 2nd possessive kukumu, 3rd possessive kukunya)
Descendants
edit- Indonesian: kuku
Further reading
edit- “kuku” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.
Mapudungun
editNoun
editkuku (Raguileo spelling)
See also
editReferences
edit- Wixaleyiñ: Mapucezugun-wigkazugun pici hemvlcijka (Wixaleyiñ: Small Mapudungun-Spanish dictionary), Beretta, Marta; Cañumil, Dario; Cañumil, Tulio, 2008.
Old Javanese
editEtymology
editFrom Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kukuh.
Noun
editkuku
- nail (anatomy)
Polish
editEtymology
editPronunciation
editInterjection
editkuku
- cuckoo (used to imitate the voice of a male cuckoo)
Noun
editkuku n (indeclinable)
- (childish, pathology) boo-boo (minor injury)
- Synonyms: ranka, skaleczenie
Derived terms
editFurther reading
editSerbo-Croatian
editEtymology 1
editPronunciation
editInterjection
editkȕkū (Cyrillic spelling ку̏кӯ)
- woe
- The sound of a cuckoo singing.
- Shout in a hide and seek game.
Etymology 2
editSee the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Noun
editkuku (Cyrillic spelling куку)
Noun
editkuku (Cyrillic spelling куку)
References
edit- “kuku”, in Hrvatski jezični portal [Croatian language portal] (in Serbo-Croatian), 2006–2024
Sranan Tongo
editEtymology
editNoun
editkuku
Sundanese
editRomanization
editkuku
- Romanization of ᮊᮥᮊᮥ
Swahili
editEtymology
editFrom *nkʊ́kʊ́, a variant of Common Bantu *nkókó.
Pronunciation
editNoun
editkuku (n class, plural kuku)
Descendants
edit- → Malagasy: akoho
See also
editTagal Murut
editNoun
editkuku
- puppy (young dog)
Thao
editEtymology
editFrom Proto-Austronesian *kuSkuS.
Noun
editkuku
Turkish
editPronunciation
editNoun
editkuku (definite accusative kukuyu, plural kukular)
Declension
editInflection | ||
---|---|---|
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
editYe'kwana
editALIV | kuku |
---|---|
Brazilian standard | kuku |
New Tribes | cucu |
Pronunciation
editNoun
editkuku
- 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[2], Santa Barbara: University of California, pages 239–240: “cucu”
Yogad
editNoun
editkukú
Noun
editkuku
- English terms borrowed from Persian
- English terms derived from Persian
- English lemmas
- English nouns
- English uncountable nouns
- English countable nouns
- English terms borrowed from Japanese
- English terms derived from Japanese
- English interjections
- English fandom slang
- Aklanon terms inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian
- Aklanon terms derived from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian
- Aklanon lemmas
- Aklanon nouns
- akl:Anatomy
- Albanian onomatopoeias
- Albanian lemmas
- Albanian interjections
- Anguthimri lemmas
- Anguthimri nouns
- Basque onomatopoeias
- Basque terms with audio pronunciation
- Basque terms with IPA pronunciation
- Basque lemmas
- Basque nouns
- Basque animate nouns
- Bikol Central terms inherited from Proto-Philippine
- Bikol Central terms derived from Proto-Philippine
- Bikol Central terms inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian
- Bikol Central terms derived from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian
- Bikol Central terms inherited from Proto-Austronesian
- Bikol Central terms derived from Proto-Austronesian
- Bikol Central terms with IPA pronunciation
- Bikol Central lemmas
- Bikol Central nouns
- Brunei Malay terms inherited from Proto-Malayic
- Brunei Malay terms derived from Proto-Malayic
- Brunei Malay terms inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian
- Brunei Malay terms derived from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian
- Brunei Malay terms inherited from Proto-Austronesian
- Brunei Malay terms derived from Proto-Austronesian
- Brunei Malay terms with IPA pronunciation
- Brunei Malay lemmas
- Brunei Malay nouns
- kxd:Anatomy
- Czech terms with IPA pronunciation
- Czech lemmas
- Czech interjections
- cs:Animal sounds
- Fijian terms inherited from Proto-Oceanic
- Fijian terms derived from Proto-Oceanic
- Fijian terms inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian
- Fijian terms derived from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian
- Fijian terms inherited from Proto-Austronesian
- Fijian terms derived from Proto-Austronesian
- Fijian lemmas
- Fijian nouns
- fj:Anatomy
- Finnish 2-syllable words
- Finnish terms with IPA pronunciation
- Rhymes:Finnish/uku
- Rhymes:Finnish/uku/2 syllables
- Finnish lemmas
- Finnish nouns
- Finnish valo-type nominals
- Finnish non-lemma forms
- Finnish verb forms
- Iban terms inherited from Proto-Malayic
- Iban terms derived from Proto-Malayic
- Iban terms inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian
- Iban terms derived from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian
- Iban terms inherited from Proto-Austronesian
- Iban terms derived from Proto-Austronesian
- Iban lemmas
- Iban nouns
- iba:Anatomy
- iba:Body parts
- Indonesian terms inherited from Malay
- Indonesian terms derived from Malay
- Indonesian terms inherited from Proto-Malayic
- Indonesian terms derived from Proto-Malayic
- Indonesian terms inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian
- Indonesian terms derived from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian
- Indonesian terms inherited from Proto-Austronesian
- Indonesian terms derived from Proto-Austronesian
- Indonesian terms with IPA pronunciation
- Indonesian terms with audio pronunciation
- Indonesian lemmas
- Indonesian nouns
- id:Anatomy
- Javanese terms inherited from Old Javanese
- Javanese terms derived from Old Javanese
- Javanese lemmas
- Javanese nouns
- jv:Anatomy
- Kapampangan terms with IPA pronunciation
- Kapampangan lemmas
- Kapampangan nouns
- Laboya terms inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian
- Laboya terms derived from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian
- Laboya terms inherited from Proto-Austronesian
- Laboya terms derived from Proto-Austronesian
- Laboya lemmas
- Laboya nouns
- lmy:Animal body parts
- Limos Kalinga lemmas
- Limos Kalinga nouns
- kmk:Anatomy
- Malay terms inherited from Proto-Malayic
- Malay terms derived from Proto-Malayic
- Malay terms inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian
- Malay terms derived from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian
- Malay terms inherited from Proto-Austronesian
- Malay terms derived from Proto-Austronesian
- Malay terms with IPA pronunciation
- Rhymes:Malay/uku
- Rhymes:Malay/ku
- Rhymes:Malay/u
- Malay terms with audio pronunciation
- Malay lemmas
- Malay nouns
- ms:Anatomy
- Mapudungun lemmas
- Mapudungun nouns
- Raguileo Mapudungun spellings
- arn:Family
- Old Javanese terms inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian
- Old Javanese terms derived from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian
- Old Javanese lemmas
- Old Javanese nouns
- Polish onomatopoeias
- Polish 2-syllable words
- Polish terms with IPA pronunciation
- Polish terms with audio pronunciation
- Rhymes:Polish/uku
- Rhymes:Polish/uku/2 syllables
- Polish lemmas
- Polish interjections
- Polish nouns
- Polish indeclinable nouns
- Polish neuter nouns
- Polish childish terms
- pl:Pathology
- pl:Injuries
- Serbo-Croatian onomatopoeias
- Serbo-Croatian terms with IPA pronunciation
- Serbo-Croatian lemmas
- Serbo-Croatian interjections
- Serbo-Croatian non-lemma forms
- Serbo-Croatian noun forms
- Sranan Tongo terms borrowed from Dutch
- Sranan Tongo terms derived from Dutch
- Sranan Tongo lemmas
- Sranan Tongo nouns
- srn:Desserts
- Sundanese non-lemma forms
- Sundanese romanizations
- Swahili terms derived from Common Bantu
- Swahili terms with audio pronunciation
- Swahili lemmas
- Swahili nouns
- Swahili n class nouns
- sw:Fowls
- Tagal Murut lemmas
- Tagal Murut nouns
- Thao terms inherited from Proto-Austronesian
- Thao terms derived from Proto-Austronesian
- Thao lemmas
- Thao nouns
- ssf:Anatomy
- Turkish terms with IPA pronunciation
- Turkish lemmas
- Turkish nouns
- Ye'kwana terms with IPA pronunciation
- Ye'kwana lemmas
- Ye'kwana nouns
- Yogad lemmas
- Yogad nouns