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kuku

See also: Kuku, kūkū, куку, and ку-ку

English edit

 
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Kuku sabzi (herb kuku) topped with barberries and walnuts

Etymology 1 edit

From Persian کوکو (kuku).

Noun edit

kuku (countable and uncountable, plural kukus)

  1. An Iranian dish somewhat resembling a quiche or omelette.
Alternative forms edit

Etymology 2 edit

Borrowed from Japanese くく (kuku, onomatopoeia for the sound of laughter).

Interjection edit

kuku

  1. (fandom slang, chiefly in translations of Japanese works) Alternative form of kukuku (onomatopoeia for sinister laughter).

Aklanon edit

Etymology edit

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kukuh.

Noun edit

kuku

  1. (anatomy) nail (on fingers and toes)

Albanian edit

Etymology edit

Onomatopoeic.

Interjection edit

kuku

  1. mourn
  2. The sound of an owl singing.

Anguthimri edit

Noun edit

kuku

  1. (Mpakwithi) maternal grandfather
  2. (Mpakwithi) paternal aunt

References edit

  • Terry Crowley, The Mpakwithi dialect of Anguthimri (1981), page 186

Basque edit

 
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Kuku arrunta.

Etymology edit

Onomatopoeic, imitation of the bird’s call. Compare Spanish cuco, English cuckoo, Catalan cucut, Dutch koekoek, Russian кукушка (kukuška) etc.

Pronunciation edit

  • Audio(file)

Noun edit

kuku anim

  1. cuckoo
  2. hidden, lurking

Declension edit

Declension of kuku (animate, ending in vowel)
indefinite 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.eus
  • “kuku” in Orotariko Euskal Hiztegia [General Basque Dictionary], euskaltzaindia.eus

Bikol Central edit

Etymology 1 edit

From Proto-Philippine *kukuh, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kukuh, from Proto-Austronesian *kuSkuS.

Pronunciation edit

  • Hyphenation: ku‧ku
  • IPA(key): /ˈkuku/, [ˈku.ku]

Noun edit

kuku

  1. Alternative form of kuko (“nails (fingers and toes)”)

Etymology 2 edit

Pronunciation edit

  • Hyphenation: ku‧ku
  • IPA(key): /kuʔˈku/, [kuʔˈku]

Noun edit

kùku

  1. Alternative form of kuko (“chin”)

Brunei Malay edit

Etymology edit

From Proto-Malayic *kuku, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kukuh, from Proto-Austronesian *kuSkuS.

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

kuku

  1. (anatomy) nail (on fingers and toes)

Czech edit

Pronunciation edit

Interjection edit

kuku

  1. cuckoo (the sound of cuckoo)

Related terms edit

Further reading edit

  • kuku in Příruční slovník jazyka českého, 1935–1957
  • kuku in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého, 1960–1971, 1989

Fijian edit

Etymology edit

From Proto-Central-Pacific *kuku, from Proto-Oceanic *kuku, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kukuh, from Proto-Austronesian *kuSkuS.

Noun edit

kuku

  1. (anatomy) nail (on fingers and toes)

Finnish edit

Etymology 1 edit

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /ˈkukuˣ/, [ˈkuku(ʔ)]
  • Rhymes: -uku
  • Syllabification(key): ku‧ku

Verb edit

kuku

  1. inflection of kukkua:
    1. present active indicative connegative
    2. second-person singular present imperative
    3. second-person singular present active imperative connegative

Etymology 2 edit

Imitative of the sound made by a cuckoo/coua.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /ˈkuku/, [ˈkuku]
  • Rhymes: -uku
  • Syllabification(key): ku‧ku

Noun edit

kuku

  1. coua (any terrestrial bird of the genus Coua, in the cuckoo family)
Declension edit
Inflection 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.
Possessive forms of kuku (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation)
first-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative kukuni kukuni
accusative nom. kukuni kukuni
gen. kukuni
genitive kukuni kukujeni
partitive kukuani kukujani
inessive kukussani kukuissani
elative kukustani kukuistani
illative kukuuni kukuihini
adessive kukullani kukuillani
ablative kukultani kukuiltani
allative kukulleni kukuilleni
essive kukunani kukuinani
translative kukukseni kukuikseni
abessive kukuttani kukuittani
instructive — —
comitative — kukuineni
second-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative kukusi kukusi
accusative nom. kukusi kukusi
gen. kukusi
genitive kukusi kukujesi
partitive kukuasi kukujasi
inessive kukussasi kukuissasi
elative kukustasi kukuistasi
illative kukuusi kukuihisi
adessive kukullasi kukuillasi
ablative kukultasi kukuiltasi
allative kukullesi kukuillesi
essive kukunasi kukuinasi
translative kukuksesi kukuiksesi
abessive kukuttasi kukuittasi
instructive — —
comitative — kukuinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative kukumme kukumme
accusative nom. kukumme kukumme
gen. kukumme
genitive kukumme kukujemme
partitive kukuamme kukujamme
inessive kukussamme kukuissamme
elative kukustamme kukuistamme
illative kukuumme kukuihimme
adessive kukullamme kukuillamme
ablative kukultamme kukuiltamme
allative kukullemme kukuillemme
essive kukunamme kukuinamme
translative kukuksemme kukuiksemme
abessive kukuttamme kukuittamme
instructive — —
comitative — kukuinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative kukunne kukunne
accusative nom. kukunne kukunne
gen. kukunne
genitive kukunne kukujenne
partitive kukuanne kukujanne
inessive kukussanne kukuissanne
elative kukustanne kukuistanne
illative kukuunne kukuihinne
adessive kukullanne kukuillanne
ablative kukultanne kukuiltanne
allative kukullenne kukuillenne
essive kukunanne kukuinanne
translative kukuksenne kukuiksenne
abessive kukuttanne kukuittanne
instructive — —
comitative — kukuinenne
third-person possessor
singular plural
nominative kukunsa kukunsa
accusative nom. kukunsa kukunsa
gen. kukunsa
genitive kukunsa kukujensa
partitive kukuaan
kukuansa 		kukujaan
kukujansa
inessive kukussaan
kukussansa 		kukuissaan
kukuissansa
elative kukustaan
kukustansa 		kukuistaan
kukuistansa
illative kukuunsa kukuihinsa
adessive kukullaan
kukullansa 		kukuillaan
kukuillansa
ablative kukultaan
kukultansa 		kukuiltaan
kukuiltansa
allative kukulleen
kukullensa 		kukuilleen
kukuillensa
essive kukunaan
kukunansa 		kukuinaan
kukuinansa
translative kukukseen
kukuksensa 		kukuikseen
kukuiksensa
abessive kukuttaan
kukuttansa 		kukuittaan
kukuittansa
instructive — —
comitative — kukuineen
kukuinensa

Indonesian edit

 
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Etymology edit

From Malay kuku, from Proto-Malayic *kuku, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kukuh, from Proto-Austronesian *kuSkuS.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /ˈkuku/
  • Audio(file)
  • Hyphenation: ku‧ku

Noun edit

kuku (first-person possessive kukuku, second-person possessive kukumu, third-person possessive kukunya)

  1. (anatomy) nail (on fingers and toes)
  2. claw:
    Synonym: cakar
    1. (anatomy) a curved, pointed horny nail on each digit of the foot of a mammal, reptile, or bird.
    2. a mechanical device resembling a claw, used for gripping or lifting.
  3. (anatomy) hoof: the tip of a toe of an ungulate such as a horse, ox or deer, strengthened by a thick keratin covering.
  4. (figurative) synonym of kekuasaan

Derived terms edit

Further reading edit

Javanese edit

Alternative forms edit

Etymology edit

From Old Javanese kuku.

Noun edit

kuku (krama ngoko kuku, krama inggil kanaka)

  1. (anatomy) nail

References edit

  • The Linguistic Center of Yogyakarta (2015) “kuku”, in Kamus Basa Jawa (Bausastra Jawa) [Javanese Language Dictionary (Javanese Dictionary)] (in Javanese), Yogyakarta: Kanisius, →ISBN


Kapampangan edit

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /ˈkukuʔ/, [ˈkuː.xuʔ]
  • Hyphenation: ku‧ku

Noun edit

kúkû

  1. cough

Laboya edit

Etymology edit

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kukuh, from Proto-Austronesian *kuSkuS₁.

Noun edit

kuku

  1. claw

References edit

Limos Kalinga edit

Noun edit

kukú

  1. (anatomy) nail (on fingers and toes)

Malay edit

Etymology edit

From Proto-Malayic *kuku, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kukuh, from Proto-Austronesian *kuSkuS.

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

kuku (Jawi spelling کوکو, plural kuku-kuku, informal 1st possessive kukuku, 2nd possessive kukumu, 3rd possessive kukunya)

  1. (anatomy) nail (on fingers and toes)

Descendants edit

  • Indonesian: kuku

Further reading edit

Mapudungun edit

Noun edit

kuku (Raguileo spelling)

  1. paternal grandmother
  2. grandchild

See also edit

References edit

  • Wixaleyiñ: Mapucezugun-wigkazugun pici hemvlcijka (Wixaleyiñ: Small Mapudungun-Spanish dictionary), Beretta, Marta; Cañumil, Dario; Cañumil, Tulio, 2008.

Old Javanese edit

Etymology edit

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kukuh.

Noun edit

kuku

  1. nail (anatomy)

Polish edit

Etymology edit

Onomatopoeic.

Pronunciation edit

Interjection edit

kuku

  1. cuckoo! imitates the voice of a male cuckoo

Noun edit

kuku n (indeclinable)

  1. (childish) boo-boo (minor injury)
    Synonyms: ranka, skaleczenie

Derived terms edit

interjection

Further reading edit

  • kuku in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • kuku in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Serbo-Croatian edit

Etymology 1 edit

Onomatopoeic.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /kûkuː/
  • Hyphenation: ku‧ku

Interjection edit

kȕkū (Cyrillic spelling ку̏кӯ)

  1. woe
  2. The sound of a cuckoo singing.
  3. Shout in a hide and seek game.

Etymology 2 edit

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Noun edit

kuku (Cyrillic spelling куку)

  1. dative/locative singular of kuk

Noun edit

kuku (Cyrillic spelling куку)

  1. accusative singular of kuka

References edit

  • “kuku” in Hrvatski jezični portal

Sranan Tongo edit

Etymology edit

Borrowed from Dutch koek.

Noun edit

kuku

  1. cake, pastry

Sundanese edit

Romanization edit

kuku

  1. Romanization of ᮊᮥᮊᮥ

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Etymology edit

From *nkʊ́kʊ́, a variant of Common Bantu *nkókó.

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

kuku (n class, plural kuku)

  1. chicken, fowl
    Penye kuku wengi, usimwage mtama
    Where there are many fowls, do not spill millet

Descendants edit

See also edit

Tagal Murut edit

Noun edit

kuku

  1. puppy (young dog)

Thao edit

Etymology edit

From Proto-Austronesian *kuSkuS.

Noun edit

kuku

  1. (anatomy) fingernail; toenail

Turkish edit

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

kuku (definite accusative kukuyu, plural kukular)

  1. (child talk) female genitalia, vagina

Declension edit

Inflection
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 edit

Ye'kwana edit

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

kuku

  1. a life-sized figure constructed from tree branches and other natural materials, symbolically killed in the aji'choto weja'kadü ritual

References edit

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Yogad edit

Noun edit

kukú

  1. nail; claw; hoof

Noun edit

kuku

  1. possession
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