picu

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See also: PICU and piču

Asturian

Noun

picu m (plural picos)

  1. beak
  2. peak
  3. bit, little bit

Indonesian

Etymology

From Malay picu, from Portuguese [1] pico, picar (“to provoke”), from Vulgar Latin *pīccāre (“to puncture”), itself from *pīccus (“woodpecker”), variant of Latin pīcus, or of onomatopoeic origin.

Pronunciation

Noun

picu (plural picu-picu)

  1. trigger

Derived terms

References

  1. ^ James Sneddon (2003) The Indonesian language: its history and role in modern society, Sydney: University of New South Wales Press, →ISBN

Further reading

Latvian

Noun

picu f

  1. inflection of pica:
    1. accusative/instrumental singular
    2. genitive plural

Pali

Alternative forms

Alternative scripts

Noun

picu m[1]

  1. cotton[1]
    Synonyms: kappāsa, tūla

Declension

Declension table of "picu" (masculine)
Case \ NumberSingularPlural
Nominative (first)picupicavo or picū
Accusative (second)picuṃpicavo or picū
Instrumental (third)picunāpicūhi or picūbhi
Dative (fourth)picussa or picunopicūnaṃ
Ablative (fifth)picusmā or picumhāpicūhi or picūbhi
Genitive (sixth)picussa or picunopicūnaṃ
Locative (seventh)picusmiṃ or picumhipicūsu
Vocative (calling)picupicave or picavo

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Childers, Robert Caesar, Dictionary of the Päli language, London: Trübner & Company, 1875, page 383.

Further reading

  • Pali Text Society (1921–1925) “picu”, in Pali-English Dictionary‎, London: Chipstead

Polish

Pronunciation

Noun

picu m inan

  1. genitive/locative/vocative singular of pic

Serbo-Croatian

Noun

picu

  1. accusative singular of pica
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