кука

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Bulgarian

Pronunciation

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  • Hyphenation(key): ку‧ка

Etymology 1

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *kuka (hook).

Noun

ку́ка (kúkaf

  1. hook
  2. knitting needle
  3. (slang) cop (police officer)
    Synonym: ченге́ (čengé)
Declension

Etymology 2

Verb

кука (kuka) (ку́ка)

  1. inflection of ку́кам (kúkam):
    1. third-person singular present indicative
    2. second/third-person singular aorist indicative

References

  • кука”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
  • кука”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Chitanka, 2010

Macedonian

Etymology 1

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *kuka (hook, hook-shaped).

Pronunciation

Noun

кука (kukaf (plural куки, diminutive кукичка or кукиче)

  1. hook
Declension
Declension of кука
singular plural
indefinite кука (kuka) куки (kuki)
definite unspecified куката (kukata) куките (kukite)
definite proximal кукава (kukava) кукиве (kukive)
definite distal кукана (kukana) кукине (kukine)
vocative куко (kuko) куки (kuki)
Derived terms

Etymology 2

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *kukati.

Pronunciation

Verb

кука (kuka) third-singular presentimpf

  1. (intransitive) to cuckoo (to make the call of a cuckoo)
  2. (figurative, intransitive) to complain, whine
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Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *kuka (hook, hook-shaped). Akin to ку̏к.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kûka/
  • Hyphenation: ку‧ка

Noun

ку̏ка f (Latin spelling kȕka)

  1. hook

Declension

Further reading

  • кука”, in Hrvatski jezični portal [Croatian language portal] (in Serbo-Croatian), 2006–2024
  • кука”, in Hrvatski jezični portal [Croatian language portal] (in Serbo-Croatian), 2006–2024