kutu
Brunei Malay edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-Malayic *kutu.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
kutu
- louse (insect)
Dupaningan Agta edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-Philippine *kutu.
Noun edit
kutu
Farefare edit
Etymology edit
Cognate with Moore kutu (“iron, metal”)
Noun edit
kutu (variant kurgo)
- iron
- metal
Fijian edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-Central-Pacific *kutu, from Proto-Oceanic *kutu (compare with Hawaiian ʻuku, Samoan ʻutu), from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kutu (compare with Malay kutu, Tagalog kuto), from Proto-Austronesian *kuCu.
Noun edit
kutu
- louse (insect)
See also edit
References edit
Finnish edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-Finnic *kutu. Equivalent to kutea (“to spawn”) + -u.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
kutu
- spawn (eggs of an aquatic organism, such as fish or frogs)
Declension edit
Inflection of kutu (Kotus type 1*F/valo, t-d gradation) | ||||
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nominative | kutu | kudut | ||
genitive | kudun | kutujen | ||
partitive | kutua | kutuja | ||
illative | kutuun | kutuihin | ||
singular | plural | |||
nominative | kutu | kudut | ||
accusative | nom. | kutu | kudut | |
gen. | kudun | |||
genitive | kudun | kutujen | ||
partitive | kutua | kutuja | ||
inessive | kudussa | kuduissa | ||
elative | kudusta | kuduista | ||
illative | kutuun | kutuihin | ||
adessive | kudulla | kuduilla | ||
ablative | kudulta | kuduilta | ||
allative | kudulle | kuduille | ||
essive | kutuna | kutuina | ||
translative | kuduksi | kuduiksi | ||
abessive | kudutta | kuduitta | ||
instructive | — | kuduin | ||
comitative | See the possessive forms below. |
Derived terms edit
Further reading edit
- “kutu”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish][2] (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
Anagrams edit
Indonesian edit
Pronunciation edit
Etymology 1 edit
Noun edit
kutu (first-person possessive kutuku, second-person possessive kutumu, third-person possessive kutunya)
- louse (insect)
Derived terms edit
Etymology 2 edit
From Malay kutu, from Tamil கூட்டு (kūṭṭu, “companionship, fellowship, friendship”).
Noun edit
kutu (first-person possessive kutuku, second-person possessive kutumu, third-person possessive kutunya)
- (obsolete) business association.
- Synonym: sekutu
Derived terms edit
Further reading edit
- “kutu” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.
Ingrian edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-Finnic *kutu. Cognates include Finnish kutu and Estonian kudu.
Pronunciation edit
- (Ala-Laukaa) IPA(key): /ˈkutu/, [ˈkutu]
- (Soikkola) IPA(key): /ˈkutu/, [ˈkud̥u]
- Rhymes: -utu
- Hyphenation: ku‧tu
Noun edit
kutu
- spawn (eggs of frogs or fish)
Declension edit
Declension of kutu (type 4/koivu, t- gradation, gemination) | ||
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singular | plural | |
nominative | kutu | kuut |
genitive | kuun | kuttuin, kutuloin |
partitive | kuttua | kutuja, kutuloja |
illative | kuttuu | kuttui, kutuloihe |
inessive | kuus | kuuis, kutulois |
elative | kuust | kuuist, kutuloist |
allative | kuulle | kuuille, kutuloille |
adessive | kuul | kuuil, kutuloil |
ablative | kuult | kuuilt, kutuloilt |
translative | kuuks | kuuiks, kutuloiks |
essive | kutunna, kuttuun | kutuinna, kutuloinna, kuttuin, kutuloin |
exessive1) | kutunt | kutuint, kutuloint |
1) obsolete *) the accusative corresponds with either the genitive (sg) or nominative (pl) **) the comitative is formed by adding the suffix -ka? or -kä? to the genitive. |
Derived terms edit
See also edit
- kalanmarja (“roe”)
References edit
- Ruben E. Nirvi (1971) Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 211
Kapampangan edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-Philippine *kutu.
Noun edit
kútu
Limos Kalinga edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-Philippine *kutu.
Noun edit
kutu
Maguindanao edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-Philippine *kutu.
Noun edit
kutu
Makasar edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-South Sulawesi *kutu.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
kutu (Lontara spelling ᨀᨘᨈᨘ)
Malay edit
Pronunciation edit
Etymology 1 edit
From Proto-Malayic *kutu, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kutu, from Proto-Austronesian *kuCu.
Noun edit
kutu (Jawi spelling کوتو, plural kutu-kutu, informal 1st possessive kutuku, 2nd possessive kutumu, 3rd possessive kutunya)
- louse (insect)
Derived terms edit
Regular affixed derivations:
- mengutui [agent focus + causative (locative) benefactive] (meN- + -i)
- berkutu [stative / habitual] (beR-)
- berkutu-kutu [reduplication + stative / habitual] (redup + beR-)
- berkutu-kutuan [reduplication + stative / habitual + resultative / locative / collective / variety / verbal noun / fruit] (redup + beR- + -an)
Descendants edit
Etymology 2 edit
From Tamil கூட்டு (kūṭṭu, “addition, collection, association”).
Noun edit
kutu (Jawi spelling کوتو, plural kutu-kutu, informal 1st possessive kutuku, 2nd possessive kutumu, 3rd possessive kutunya)
- cooperative association
- Synonym: sekutu
- chit fund
Usage notes edit
A kutu is specifically a group who combine and pay instalments into a common fund. Every month lots are drawn and the winner draws the entire amount for that month.
Derived terms edit
Regular affixed derivations:
- berkutu [stative / habitual] (beR-)
- sekutu [immediacy / habitual] (se-)
- menyekutukan [immediacy / habitual + agent focus + causative benefactive] (se- + meN- + -kan)
- menyekutui [immediacy / habitual + agent focus + causative (locative) benefactive] (se- + meN- + -i)
- bersekutu [immediacy / habitual + stative / habitual] (se- + beR-)
- persekutuan [immediacy / habitual + causative passive + resultative / locative / collective / variety / verbal noun / fruit] (se- + peR- + -an)
- penyekutuan [immediacy / habitual + agentive / qualitative / instrumental / abstract / measure + resultative / locative / collective / variety / verbal noun / fruit] (se- + peN- + -an)
- kesekutuan [immediacy / habitual + abstract / locative] (se- + ke-an)
Irregular affixed derivations, other derivations and compound words:
Descendants edit
- Indonesian: kutu
References edit
- Pijnappel, Jan (1875) “کوتو koetoe”, in Maleisch-Hollandsch woordenboek, John Enschede en Zonen, Frederik Muller, page 92
- Wilkinson, Richard James (1901) “کوتو kutu”, in A Malay-English dictionary, Hong Kong: Kelly & Walsh limited, page 544
- Wilkinson, Richard James (1932) “kutu”, in A Malay-English dictionary (romanised), volume I, Mytilene, Greece: Salavopoulos & Kinderlis, page 631
Further reading edit
- “kutu” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.
- Wilkinson, Richard James. An Abridged Malay-English Dictionary. Macmillan. 1965.
Maori edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-Polynesian *kutu (compare with Hawaiian ʻuku, Tahitian ʻutu, Samoan ʻutu), from Proto-Oceanic *kutu (compare with Fijian kutu), from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kutu (compare with Malay kutu, Tagalog kuto), from Proto-Austronesian *kuCu.[1][2]
Noun edit
kutu
- louse (insect)
Derived terms edit
- kuturere (“ukulele”)
See also edit
References edit
Further reading edit
Mbati edit
Noun edit
kutu
References edit
- LePage, Sarah Gloria (2020) "The phonology of Mbati"[3], University of North Dakota
Michif edit
Etymology edit
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
kutu m
Niuean edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-Polynesian *kutu (“louse”).
Noun edit
kutu
References edit
- “kutu” in Tohi Vagahau Niuē (Niuean Language Dictionary).
Rapa Nui edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-Polynesian *kutu.
Noun edit
kutu
- louse (insect)
Sakizaya edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-Austronesian *kuCu.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
kutu
Serbo-Croatian edit
Noun edit
kutu (Cyrillic spelling куту)
Swahili edit
Pronunciation edit
Audio (Kenya) (file)
Noun edit
kutu (n class, plural kutu)
Tausug edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-Philippine *kutu.
Noun edit
kutu
Tongan edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-Polynesian *kutu.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
kutu
- louse (insect)
Turkish edit
Etymology edit
From Ottoman Turkish قوطی (kutu, kutı), from Greek κουτί (koutí).
Pronunciation edit
Audio (file)
Noun edit
kutu (definite accusative kutuyu, plural kutular)
- box
- (euphemistic slang) vagina
- Bana kutusunu gösterdi.
- She showed me her box.
Declension edit
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Nominative | kutu | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Definite accusative | kutuyu | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Nominative | kutu | kutular | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Definite accusative | kutuyu | kutuları | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Dative | kutuya | kutulara | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Locative | kutuda | kutularda | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Ablative | kutudan | kutulardan | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Genitive | kutunun | kutuların | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Votic edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-Finnic *kutu.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
kutu
- spawn (eggs of an aquatic organism)
Inflection edit
Declension of kutu (type II/võrkko, t- gradation) | ||
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singular | plural | |
nominative | kutu | kuud |
genitive | kuu | kutujõ, kutui |
partitive | kuttua | kutuitõ, kutui |
illative | kuttusõ, kuttu | kutuisõ |
inessive | kuuz | kutuiz |
elative | kuussõ | kutuissõ |
allative | kuulõ | kutuilõ |
adessive | kuullõ | kutuillõ |
ablative | kuultõ | kutuiltõ |
translative | kuussi | kutuissi |
*) the accusative corresponds with either the genitive (sg) or nominative (pl) **) the terminative is formed by adding the suffix -ssaa to the short illative (sg) or the genitive. ***) the comitative is formed by adding the suffix -ka to the genitive. |
References edit
- Hallap, V., Adler, E., Grünberg, S., Leppik, M. (2012) “kutu”, in Vadja keele sõnaraamat [A dictionary of the Votic language], 2nd edition, Tallinn
Yakan edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-Sama-Bajaw *kutu.
Noun edit
kutu
- louse (insect)
Yogad edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-Philippine *kutu.
Noun edit
kutú
- louse (insect)