kukawa

Lower Sorbian
kukawa

Etymology

From a derivative of Proto-Slavic *kukъ (“cuckoo”), of imitative origin. Cognate with Upper Sorbian kokula, Polish kukułka, Czech kukačka, Serbo-Croatian kȕkavica, and Russian куку́шка (kukúška).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈkukawa/

Noun

kukawa f animal (diminutive kukawka)

  1. cuckoo (Cuculus canorus)

Declension
Declension of kukawa
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative kukawa kukawje kukawy
Genitive kukawy kukawowu kukawow
Dative kukawje kukawoma kukawam
Accusative kukawu kukawje kukawy
Instrumental kukawu kukawoma kukawami
Locative kukawje kukawoma kukawach

Further reading
  • Muka, Arnošt (1921, 1928) “kukawa”, in Słownik dolnoserbskeje rěcy a jeje narěcow (in German), St. Petersburg, Prague: ОРЯС РАН, ČAVU; Reprinted Bautzen: Domowina-Verlag, 2008
  • Starosta, Manfred (1999) “kukawa”, in Dolnoserbsko-nimski słownik / Niedersorbisch-deutsches Wörterbuch (in German), Bautzen: Domowina-Verlag

Swahili

Pronunciation
  • Audio (Kenya)(file)

Verb

kukawa (verbal noun of the ku class)

  1. infinitive of -kawa
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