kuko

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See also: kūkō and куко

Asi

Etymology

From Proto-Philippine *kukuh, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kukuh, from Proto-Austronesian *kuSkuS.

Noun

kukó

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

Basque

Noun

kuko

  1. locative singular of ku

Bikol Central

Alternative forms

Etymology 1

Inherited from Proto-Philippine *kukuh, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kukuh, from Proto-Austronesian *kuSkuS.

Pronunciation

  • Hyphenation: ku‧ko
  • IPA(key): /ˈkuko/

Noun

kuko

  1. (anatomy) nail (on fingers and toes)
  2. (by extension) claws
    Synonyms: pangamros, pangamrang, kamog
Derived terms

Etymology 2

Unknown.

Pronunciation

  • Hyphenation: ku‧ko
  • IPA(key): /kuʔˈko/

Noun

kùko

  1. (anatomy) chin
    Synonym: baba

Cebuano

Etymology

From Proto-Philippine *kukuh, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kukuh, from Proto-Austronesian *kuSkuS.

First attested in Antonio Pigafetta's Relazione del primo viaggio intorno al mondo—detailing the first circumnavigation of the world between 1519 and 1522.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kuˈko/
  • Hyphenation: ku‧ko

Noun

kukó (Badlit spelling ᜃᜓᜃᜓ)

  1. fingernail
  2. toenail
  3. claw; talon

Quotations

For quotations using this term, see Citations:kuko.

Esperanto

Etymology

From German Kuchen, from Proto-Germanic *kōkô (“cake”). Compare Yiddish קוכן (kukhn), Dutch koek. Doublet of kiŝo.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key):
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  • Rhymes: -uko
  • Hyphenation: ku‧ko

Noun

kuko (accusative singular kukon, plural kukoj, accusative plural kukojn)

  1. cake

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Ido: kuko

Ido

Pronunciation

Noun

kuko (plural kuki)

  1. cake

Derived terms

Japanese

Romanization

kuko

  1. Rōmaji transcription of クコ

Masbatenyo

Etymology

From Proto-Philippine *kukuh, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kukuh, from Proto-Austronesian *kuSkuS.

Noun

kukó

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

Serbo-Croatian

Noun

kuko (Cyrillic spelling куко)

  1. vocative singular of kuka

Tagalog

Alternative forms

Etymology 1

From Proto-Philippine *kukuh, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kukuh, from Proto-Austronesian *kuSkuS.

Pronunciation

Noun

kukó (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜓᜃᜓ)

  1. (anatomy) nail; fingernail; toenail
  2. hoof (of a horse, cow, etc.)
  3. claw; talon (of bird, etc.)
Derived terms
See also

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

Noun

kukò (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜓᜃᜓ) (carpentry)

  1. groove for fitting
    Synonym: aap
  2. engraving for inlay; inlaid work or mosaic
    Synonym: mosaiko
Derived terms

Further reading

  • “kuko”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
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