kuku
AklanonEdit
EtymologyEdit
From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kukuh.
NounEdit
kuku
- nail (on fingers and toes)
AlbanianEdit
EtymologyEdit
InterjectionEdit
kuku
AnguthimriEdit
NounEdit
kuku
- (Mpakwithi) maternal grandfather
- (Mpakwithi) paternal aunt
ReferencesEdit
- Terry Crowley, The Mpakwithi dialect of Anguthimri (1981), page 186
BasqueEdit
EtymologyEdit
Onomatopoeic, imitation of the bird’s call. Compare Spanish cuco, English cuckoo, Catalan cucut, Dutch koekoek, Russian кукушка (kukuška) etc.
PronunciationEdit
NounEdit
kuku anim
DeclensionEdit
Declension of kuku (animate, ending in vowel) | |||
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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 readingEdit
- “kuku” in Euskaltzaindiaren Hiztegia, euskaltzaindia.eus
- “kuku” in Orotariko Euskal Hiztegia, euskaltzaindia.eus
Bikol CentralEdit
Etymology 1Edit
From Proto-Philippine *kukuh, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kukuh, from Proto-Austronesian *kuSkuS.
PronunciationEdit
NounEdit
kuku
- Alternative form of kuko (“nails (fingers and toes)”).
Etymology 2Edit
PronunciationEdit
NounEdit
kùku
- Alternative form of kuko (“chin”).
Brunei MalayEdit
EtymologyEdit
From Proto-Malayic *kuku, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kukuh, from Proto-Austronesian *kuSkuS.
PronunciationEdit
NounEdit
kuku
CzechEdit
PronunciationEdit
InterjectionEdit
kuku
- cuckoo (the sound of cuckoo)
Related termsEdit
Further readingEdit
- kuku in Příruční slovník jazyka českého, 1935–1957
- kuku in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého, 1960–1971, 1989
FijianEdit
EtymologyEdit
From Proto-Central-Pacific *kuku, from Proto-Oceanic *kuku, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kukuh, from Proto-Austronesian *kuSkuS.
NounEdit
kuku
FinnishEdit
Etymology 1Edit
PronunciationEdit
VerbEdit
kuku
- Indicative present connegative form of kukkua.
- Second-person singular imperative present form of kukkua.
- Second-person singular imperative present connegative form of kukkua.
Etymology 2Edit
Imitative of the sound made by a cuckoo/coua.
PronunciationEdit
NounEdit
kuku
- coua (any terrestrial bird of the genus Coua, in the cuckoo family)
DeclensionEdit
Inflection of kuku (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation) | |||
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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 |
Possessive forms of kuku (type valo) | ||
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possessor | singular | plural |
1st person | kukuni | kukumme |
2nd person | kukusi | kukunne |
3rd person | kukunsa |
IndonesianEdit
EtymologyEdit
From Malay kuku, from Proto-Malayic *kuku, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kukuh, from Proto-Austronesian *kuSkuS.
PronunciationEdit
NounEdit
kuku (first-person possessive kukuku, second-person possessive kukumu, third-person possessive kukunya)
- (anatomy) nail (on fingers and toes)
- claw:
- Synonym: cakar
- (anatomy) a curved, pointed horny nail on each digit of the foot of a mammal, reptile, or bird.
- a mechanical device resembling a claw, used for gripping or lifting.
- (anatomy) hoof: the tip of a toe of an ungulate such as a horse, ox or deer, strengthened by a thick keratin covering.
- (figuratively) synonym of kekuasaan
Derived termsEdit
Further readingEdit
- “kuku” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia (KBBI) Daring, Jakarta: Badan Pengembangan dan Pembinaan Bahasa, Kementerian Pendidikan dan Kebudayaan Republik Indonesia, 2016.
JavaneseEdit
Alternative formsEdit
EtymologyEdit
From Old Javanese kuku.
NounEdit
kuku (krama ngoko kuku, krama inggil kanaka)
ReferencesEdit
- "kuku" in Tim Balai Bahasa Yogyakarta, Kamus Basa Jawa (Bausastra Jawa). Kanisius, Yogyakarta
LaboyaEdit
EtymologyEdit
From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kukuh, from Proto-Austronesian *kuSkuS₁.
NounEdit
kuku
ReferencesEdit
Limos KalingaEdit
NounEdit
kukú
MalayEdit
EtymologyEdit
From Proto-Malayic *kuku, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kukuh, from Proto-Austronesian *kuSkuS.
PronunciationEdit
NounEdit
kuku (Jawi spelling کوکو, plural kuku-kuku, informal 1st possessive kukuku, 2nd possessive kukumu, 3rd possessive kukunya)
DescendantsEdit
- Indonesian: kuku
Further readingEdit
- “kuku” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.
MapudungunEdit
NounEdit
kuku (Raguileo spelling)
See alsoEdit
ReferencesEdit
- Wixaleyiñ: Mapucezugun-wigkazugun pici hemvlcijka (Wixaleyiñ: Small Mapudungun-Spanish dictionary), Beretta, Marta; Cañumil, Dario; Cañumil, Tulio, 2008.
MaquiritariEdit
PronunciationEdit
NounEdit
kuku
- a life-sized figure constructed from tree branches and other natural materials, symbolically killed in the aji'choto weja'kadü ritual
ReferencesEdit
- Lauer, Matthew Taylor (2005) Fertility in Amazonia: Indigenous Concepts of the Human Reproductive Process Among the Ye’kwana of Southern Venezuela[1], Santa Barbara: University of California, page 239–240
Old JavaneseEdit
EtymologyEdit
From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kukuh.
NounEdit
kuku
- nail (anatomy)
PolishEdit
EtymologyEdit
Onomatopoeic.
PronunciationEdit
InterjectionEdit
kuku
- cuckoo! imitates the voice of a male cuckoo
NounEdit
kuku n (indeclinable)
- (childish) boo-boo (minor injury)
- Synonyms: ranka, skaleczenie
Derived termsEdit
Further readingEdit
- kuku in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
- kuku in Polish dictionaries at PWN
Serbo-CroatianEdit
EtymologyEdit
PronunciationEdit
InterjectionEdit
kȕkū (Cyrillic spelling ку̏кӯ)
- woe
- The sound of a cuckoo singing.
- Shout in a hide and seek game.
NounEdit
kuku (Cyrillic spelling куку)
NounEdit
kuku (Cyrillic spelling куку)
ReferencesEdit
- “kuku” in Hrvatski jezični portal
Sranan TongoEdit
EtymologyEdit
NounEdit
kuku
SundaneseEdit
RomanizationEdit
kuku
- Romanization of ᮊᮥᮊᮥ
SwahiliEdit
EtymologyEdit
From *nkʊ́kʊ́, a variant of Common Bantu *nkókó.
PronunciationEdit
Audio (Kenya) (file)
NounEdit
kuku (n class, plural kuku)
DescendantsEdit
- → Malagasy: akoho
See alsoEdit
- jogoo (“rooster”)
Tagal MurutEdit
NounEdit
kuku
- puppy (young dog)
ThaoEdit
EtymologyEdit
From Proto-Austronesian *kuSkuS.
NounEdit
kuku
TurkishEdit
PronunciationEdit
NounEdit
kuku (definite accusative kukuyu, plural kukular)
DeclensionEdit
Inflection | ||
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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
YogadEdit
NounEdit
kukú
NounEdit
kuku