kukua

'Are'are

Noun

kukua

1. chicken

References

• Kateřina Naitoro, A Sketch Grammar of 'Are'are: The Sound System and Morpho-Syntax (2013)

Ilocano

Etymology

Initial CV reduplication of kua.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kukuˈa/, [kukˈwa]
• Hyphenation: ku‧kua

Noun

kukuá

1. possessions; property; assets; owned items

   Synonym: tagikua

2. goods; things
3. Used to form possessive pronouns

Derived terms

• akinkukua
• panagkukua
• tagikukuaen

 

Swahili

Pronunciation

• Audio (Kenya):

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Verb

kukua (verbal noun of the ku class)

1. infinitive of -kua