kukkokiekuu

Finnish

Etymology

Onomatopoeic, but also has a literal meaning "the cock crows", from kukko (“cock”) and kiekuu, third person singular present indicative of kiekua (“to crow; make a cock-a-doodle-doo”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkukːoˌkie̯kuː/, [ˈkukːo̞ˌk̟ie̞̯kuː]
• Rhymes: -iekuː
• Syllabification^(key): kuk‧ko‧kie‧kuu

Interjection

kukkokiekuu

1. cock-a-doodle-doo

Further reading

• “kukkokiekuu”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎^[1] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-02