kuku

See also: kūkū

Contents

AlbanianEdit

EtymologyEdit

Onomatopoetic.

InterjectionEdit

kuku

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

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CzechEdit

InterjectionEdit

kuku

1. cuckoo (the sound of cuckoo)

Related termsEdit

• kukat
• kukačka

Further readingEdit

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

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FijianEdit

EtymologyEdit

From Proto-Oceanic *kuku, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kuku, from Proto-Austronesian *kuku.

NounEdit

kuku

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

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FinnishEdit

Etymology 1Edit

VerbEdit

kuku

1. Indicative present connegative form of kukkua.
2. Second-person singular imperative present form of kukkua.
3. Second-person singular imperative present connegative form of kukkua.

Etymology 2Edit

NounEdit

kuku

1. coua (any terrestrial bird of the genus Coua, in the cuckoo family)

DeclensionEdit

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
instructive		—	kukuin
abessive		kukutta	kukuitta
comitative		—	kukuineen

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IndonesianEdit

EtymologyEdit

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

NounEdit

kuku

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

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Limos KalingaEdit

NounEdit

kukú

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

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MalayEdit

EtymologyEdit

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

PronunciationEdit

• IPA^(key): /kuku/
• Rhymes: -uku, -ku, -u

NounEdit

kuku (Jawi spelling کوکو‎, plural kuku-kuku)

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

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MapudungunEdit

NounEdit

kuku (using Raguileo Alphabet)

1. paternal grandmother
2. grandchild

See alsoEdit

• cucu

ReferencesEdit

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

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Serbo-CroatianEdit

EtymologyEdit

Onomatopoetic.

PronunciationEdit

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

InterjectionEdit

kȕkū (Cyrillic spelling ку̏кӯ)

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

ReferencesEdit

• “kuku” in Hrvatski jezični portal

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Sranan TongoEdit

NounEdit

kuku

1. cake, pastry

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SundaneseEdit

RomanizationEdit

kuku

1. Romanization of ᮊᮥᮊᮥ

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SwahiliEdit

EtymologyEdit

Probably onomatopoeia.

NounEdit

kuku (n class, plural kuku)

1. chicken, fowl

   Penye kuku wengi, usimwage mtama

   Where there are many fowls, do not spill millet

See alsoEdit

• jogoo (“rooster”)

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Tagal MurutEdit

NounEdit

kuku

1. puppy (young dog)

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TurkishEdit

PronunciationEdit

• IPA^(key): [kuˈku]

NounEdit

kuku (definite accusative ya, plural kukular)

1. (child talk) female genitalia, vagina

DeclensionEdit

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 alsoEdit

• vajina
• am (vulgar, very rude)
• amcık (vulgar, very rude)