kukawa
Lower Sorbian edit
Etymology edit
From a derivative of Proto-Slavic *kukъ (“cuckoo”), of imitative origin. Cognate with Upper Sorbian kokula, Polish kukułka, Czech kukačka, Serbo-Croatian kȕkavica, and Russian куку́шка (kukúška).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
kukawa f animal (diminutive kukawka)
Declension edit
Declension of kukawa
Further reading edit
- Muka, Arnošt (1921, 1928) “kukawa”, in Słownik dolnoserbskeje rěcy a jeje narěcow (in German), St. Petersburg, Prague: ОРЯС РАН, ČAVU; Reprinted Bautzen: Domowina-Verlag, 2008
- Starosta, Manfred (1999) “kukawa”, in Dolnoserbsko-nimski słownik / Niedersorbisch-deutsches Wörterbuch (in German), Bautzen: Domowina-Verlag
Swahili edit
Pronunciation edit
Audio (Kenya) (file)
Verb edit
kukawa (verbal noun of the ku class)
- infinitive of -kawa