чуча

Russian

Etymology 1

Ultimately from Proto-Slavic *cucьkъ (“dog, puppy”). Compare Slovene cúca (“female sexual organ”) (also kúca), cúcati (“to urinate”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [t͡ɕʉˈt͡ɕa]

Noun

чуча́ • (čučá) f inan (genitive чучи́, nominative plural чучи́, genitive plural чуче́й)

1. (dialectal) female sexual organ, pussy

Declension

Declension of чуча́ (inan fem-form sibilant-stem accent-b) 

	singular	plural
nominative	чуча́ čučá	чучи́ čučí
genitive	чучи́ čučí	чуче́й čučéj
dative	чуче́ čučé	чуча́м čučám
accusative	чучу́ čučú	чучи́ čučí
instrumental	чучо́й, чучо́ю čučój, čučóju	чуча́ми čučámi
prepositional	чуче́ čučé	чуча́х čučáx

Etymology 2

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.) Probably related to Lithuanian kaũkas (“house spirit, dwarf, gnome”), Old Prussian cawx (“devil”), Proto-Slavic *kuka (see ку́ка (kúka), ку́киш (kúkiš)).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈt͡ɕʉt͡ɕə]

Noun

чу́ча • (čúča) f inan (genitive чу́чи, nominative plural чу́чи, genitive plural чуч)

1. (dialectal) bogey, scarecrow

Declension

Declension of чу́ча (inan fem-form sibilant-stem accent-a) 

	singular	plural
nominative	чу́ча čúča	чу́чи čúči
genitive	чу́чи čúči	чу́ч čúč
dative	чу́че čúče	чу́чам čúčam
accusative	чу́чу čúču	чу́чи čúči
instrumental	чу́чей, чу́чею čúčej, čúčeju	чу́чами čúčami
prepositional	чу́че čúče	чу́чах čúčax

See also

• чу́чело (čúčelo)

References

• Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “чуча”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress