kuku

English

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Kuku (food)

Wikipedia

Etymology 1

From Persian کوکو (kuku).

Noun

kuku (countable and uncountable, plural kukus)

1. An Iranian dish somewhat resembling a quiche or omelette.

Alternative forms

• kookoo

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Japanese くく (kuku, onomatopoeia for the sound of laughter).

Interjection

kuku

1. (fandom slang, chiefly in translations of Japanese works) Alternative form of kukuku (onomatopoeia for sinister laughter).

Aklanon

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kukuh.

Noun

kuku

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

Albanian

Etymology

Onomatopoeic.

Interjection

kuku

1. mourn
2. The sound of an owl singing.

Anguthimri

Noun

kuku

1. (Mpakwithi) maternal grandfather
2. (Mpakwithi) paternal aunt

References

• Terry Crowley, The Mpakwithi dialect of Anguthimri (1981), page 186

Basque

Basque Wikipedia has an article on:

kuku

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Etymology

Onomatopoeic, imitation of the bird’s call. Compare Spanish cuco, English cuckoo, Catalan cucut, Dutch koekoek, Russian кукушка (kukuška) etc.

Pronunciation

• Audio

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• IPA^(key): /kuku/,

Noun

kuku anim

1. cuckoo
2. hidden, lurking

Declension

Further reading

• "kuku" in Euskaltzaindiaren Hiztegia , euskaltzaindia.eus
• “kuku” in Orotariko Euskal Hiztegia , euskaltzaindia.eus

Bikol Central

Etymology 1

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

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: ku‧ku
• IPA^(key): /ˈkuku/,

Noun

kuku

1. Alternative form of kuko (“nails (fingers and toes)”)

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: ku‧ku
• IPA^(key): /kuʔˈku/,

Noun

kùku

1. Alternative form of kuko (“chin”)

Brunei Malay

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ku.ku/

Noun

kuku

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

Czech

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key):

Interjection

kuku

1. cuckoo (the sound of cuckoo)

Related terms

Further reading

• kuku in Příruční slovník jazyka českého, 1935–1957
• kuku in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého, 1960–1971, 1989

Fijian

Etymology

From Proto-Central-Pacific *kuku, from Proto-Oceanic *kuku, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kukuh, from Proto-Austronesian *kuSkuS.

Noun

kuku

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

Finnish

Etymology 1

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkukuˣ/,
• Rhymes: -uku
• Syllabification^(key): ku‧ku

Verb

kuku

1. inflection of kukkua:
   1. present active indicative connegative
   2. second-person singular present imperative
   3. second-person singular present active imperative connegative

Etymology 2

Imitative of the sound made by a cuckoo/coua.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkuku/,
• Rhymes: -uku
• Syllabification^(key): ku‧ku

Noun

kuku

1. coua (any terrestrial bird of the genus Coua, in the cuckoo family)

Declension

Indonesian

Indonesian Wikipedia has an article on:

kuku

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Etymology

From Malay kuku, from Proto-Malayic *kuku, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kukuh, from Proto-Austronesian *kuSkuS.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkuku/

• Audio

  (file)

• Hyphenation: ku‧ku

Noun

kuku (first-person possessive kukuku, second-person possessive kukumu, third-person possessive kukunya)

1. (anatomy) nail (on fingers and toes)
2. claw:

   Synonym: cakar

   1. (anatomy) a curved, pointed horny nail on each digit of the foot of a mammal, reptile, or bird.
   2. a mechanical device resembling a claw, used for gripping or lifting.
3. (anatomy) hoof: the tip of a toe of an ungulate such as a horse, ox or deer, strengthened by a thick keratin covering.
4. (figurative) synonym of kekuasaan

Derived terms

Further reading

• “kuku” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.

Javanese

Alternative forms

• Carakan: ꦏꦸꦏꦸ
• Roman: koekoe (dated)

Etymology

From Old Javanese kuku.

Noun

kuku (krama ngoko kuku, krama inggil kanaka)

1. (anatomy) nail

References

• The Linguistic Center of Yogyakarta (2015) “kuku”, in Kamus Basa Jawa (Bausastra Jawa) [Javanese Language Dictionary (Javanese Dictionary)] (in Javanese), Yogyakarta: Kanisius, →ISBN

Kapampangan

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkukuʔ/,
• Hyphenation: ku‧ku

Noun

kúkû

1. cough

Laboya

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kukuh, from Proto-Austronesian *kuSkuS₁.

Noun

kuku

1. claw

References

• Laboya in Austronesian Comparative Dictionary

Limos Kalinga

Noun

kukú

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

Malay

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kuku/
• Rhymes: -uku, -ku, -u

• Audio (MY)

  (file)

Noun

kuku (Jawi spelling کوکو, plural kuku-kuku, informal 1st possessive kukuku, 2nd possessive kukumu, 3rd possessive kukunya)

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

Descendants

• Indonesian: kuku

Further reading

• “kuku” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.

Mapudungun

Noun

kuku (Raguileo spelling)

1. paternal grandmother
2. grandchild

See also

• cucu

References

• Wixaleyiñ: Mapucezugun-wigkazugun pici hemvlcijka (Wixaleyiñ: Small Mapudungun-Spanish dictionary), Beretta, Marta; Cañumil, Dario; Cañumil, Tulio, 2008.

Old Javanese

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kukuh.

Noun

kuku

1. nail (anatomy)

Polish

Etymology

Onomatopoeic.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈku.ku/

• Audio

  (file)

• Rhymes: -uku
• Syllabification: ku‧ku

Interjection

kuku

1. cuckoo! imitates the voice of a male cuckoo

Noun

kuku n (indeclinable)

1. (childish) boo-boo (minor injury)

   Synonyms: ranka, skaleczenie

Derived terms

Further reading

• kuku in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• kuku in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology 1

Onomatopoeic.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kûkuː/
• Hyphenation: ku‧ku

Interjection

kȕkū (Cyrillic spelling ку̏кӯ)

1. woe
2. The sound of a cuckoo singing.
3. Shout in a hide and seek game.

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Noun

kuku (Cyrillic spelling куку)

1. dative/locative singular of kuk

Noun

kuku (Cyrillic spelling куку)

1. accusative singular of kuka

References

• “kuku” in Hrvatski jezični portal

Sranan Tongo

Etymology

Borrowed from Dutch koek.

Noun

kuku

1. cake, pastry

Sundanese

Romanization

kuku

1. Romanization of ᮊᮥᮊᮥ

Swahili

Swahili Wikipedia has an article on:

kuku

Wikipedia ^sw

Etymology

From *nkʊ́kʊ́, a variant of Common Bantu *nkókó.

Pronunciation

• Audio (Kenya)

  (file)

Noun

kuku (n class, plural kuku)

1. chicken, fowl

   Penye kuku wengi, usimwage mtama

   Where there are many fowls, do not spill millet

Descendants

• → Malagasy: akoho

See also

• jogoo (“rooster”)
• kifaranga (“chick”)

Tagal Murut

Noun

kuku

1. puppy (young dog)

Thao

Etymology

From Proto-Austronesian *kuSkuS.

Noun

kuku

1. (anatomy) fingernail; toenail

Turkish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key):

Noun

kuku (definite accusative kukuyu, plural kukular)

1. (child talk) female genitalia, vagina

Declension

See also

• vajina
• am (vulgar, very rude)
• amcık (vulgar, very rude)

Ye'kwana

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key):

Noun

kuku

1. a life-sized figure constructed from tree branches and other natural materials, symbolically killed in the aji'choto weja'kadü ritual

References

• The template Template:R:mch:Fertility does not use the parameter(s):

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Yogad

Noun

kukú

1. nail; claw; hoof

Noun

kuku

1. possession