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Etymology
Probably Inherited from Proto-Kartvelian *gugul- (“cuckoo”). Whatever the case is Onomatopoeic origin.
Noun
კუკუ • (ǩuǩu) (Latin spelling ǩuǩu) (Atina, Chanapeti, Batumi)
- cuckoo
კუკუფეში სერსი ვოგნათში მეაგნეპტით ქი ხ’ონაშა ჭკემი მეჩამუში ორა მოხთუ- ǩuǩupeşi sersi vognatşi meagnep̌ťit ki x’onaşa ç̌ǩemi meçamuşi ora moxtu
- When we hear the cuckoos, we know it's time to sow the seeds in the field
Further reading
- Kojima, Gôichi (2012–) “k'uk'u”, in Temel Lazca-Türkçe Sözlük Taslağı (in Turkish)
- Tandilava, Ali (2013) “კუკუ”, in Merab Čuxua, Natela Kutelia, Lile Tandilava, Lali Ezugbaia, editors, Lazuri leksiḳoni [Laz Dictionary], online version prepared by Levan Vašaḳiʒe, Tbilisi