kuku

See also: Kuku, kūkū, куку, and ку-ку

English
Kuku sabzi (herb kuku) topped with barberries and walnuts

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

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
Kuku arrunta.

Etymology

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

Pronunciation
  • Audio(file)
  • IPA(key): /kuku/, [ku.ku]

Noun

kuku anim

  1. cuckoo
  2. hidden, lurking

Declension
Declension of kuku (animate, ending in vowel)
indefinite singular plural
absolutive kuku kukua kukuak
ergative kukuk kukuak kukuek
dative kukuri kukuari kukuei
genitive kukuren kukuaren kukuen
comitative kukurekin kukuarekin kukuekin
causative kukurengatik kukuarengatik kukuengatik
benefactive kukurentzat kukuarentzat kukuentzat
instrumental kukuz kukuaz kukuez
inessive kukurengan kukuarengan kukuengan
locative — — —
allative kukurengana kukuarengana kukuengana
terminative kukurenganaino kukuarenganaino kukuenganaino
directive kukurenganantz kukuarenganantz kukuenganantz
destinative kukurenganako kukuarenganako kukuenganako
ablative kukurengandik kukuarengandik kukuengandik
partitive kukurik — —
prolative kukutzat — —

Further reading
  • "kuku" in Euskaltzaindiaren Hiztegia [Dictionary of the Basque Academy], euskaltzaindia.eus
  • “kuku” in Orotariko Euskal Hiztegia [General Basque Dictionary], 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/, [ˈku.ku]

Noun

kuku

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

Pronunciation
  • Hyphenation: ku‧ku
  • IPA(key): /kuʔˈku/, [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): [ˈkuku]

Interjection

kuku

  1. cuckoo (the sound of cuckoo)

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

Imitative of the sound made by a cuckoo/coua.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈkuku/, [ˈkuku]
  • Rhymes: -uku
  • Syllabification(key): ku‧ku

Noun

kuku

  1. coua (any terrestrial bird of the genus Coua, in the cuckoo family)
Declension
Inflection of kuku (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation)
nominative kuku kukut
genitive kukun kukujen
partitive kukua kukuja
illative kukuun kukuihin
singular plural
nominative kuku kukut
accusative nom. kuku kukut
gen. kukun
genitive kukun kukujen
partitive kukua kukuja
inessive kukussa kukuissa
elative kukusta kukuista
illative kukuun kukuihin
adessive kukulla kukuilla
ablative kukulta kukuilta
allative kukulle kukuille
essive kukuna kukuina
translative kukuksi kukuiksi
abessive kukutta kukuitta
instructive — kukuin
comitative See the possessive forms below.
Possessive forms of kuku (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation)
first-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative kukuni kukuni
accusative nom. kukuni kukuni
gen. kukuni
genitive kukuni kukujeni
partitive kukuani kukujani
inessive kukussani kukuissani
elative kukustani kukuistani
illative kukuuni kukuihini
adessive kukullani kukuillani
ablative kukultani kukuiltani
allative kukulleni kukuilleni
essive kukunani kukuinani
translative kukukseni kukuikseni
abessive kukuttani kukuittani
instructive — —
comitative — kukuineni
second-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative kukusi kukusi
accusative nom. kukusi kukusi
gen. kukusi
genitive kukusi kukujesi
partitive kukuasi kukujasi
inessive kukussasi kukuissasi
elative kukustasi kukuistasi
illative kukuusi kukuihisi
adessive kukullasi kukuillasi
ablative kukultasi kukuiltasi
allative kukullesi kukuillesi
essive kukunasi kukuinasi
translative kukuksesi kukuiksesi
abessive kukuttasi kukuittasi
instructive — —
comitative — kukuinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative kukumme kukumme
accusative nom. kukumme kukumme
gen. kukumme
genitive kukumme kukujemme
partitive kukuamme kukujamme
inessive kukussamme kukuissamme
elative kukustamme kukuistamme
illative kukuumme kukuihimme
adessive kukullamme kukuillamme
ablative kukultamme kukuiltamme
allative kukullemme kukuillemme
essive kukunamme kukuinamme
translative kukuksemme kukuiksemme
abessive kukuttamme kukuittamme
instructive — —
comitative — kukuinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative kukunne kukunne
accusative nom. kukunne kukunne
gen. kukunne
genitive kukunne kukujenne
partitive kukuanne kukujanne
inessive kukussanne kukuissanne
elative kukustanne kukuistanne
illative kukuunne kukuihinne
adessive kukullanne kukuillanne
ablative kukultanne kukuiltanne
allative kukullenne kukuillenne
essive kukunanne kukuinanne
translative kukuksenne kukuiksenne
abessive kukuttanne kukuittanne
instructive — —
comitative — kukuinenne
third-person possessor
singular plural
nominative kukunsa kukunsa
accusative nom. kukunsa kukunsa
gen. kukunsa
genitive kukunsa kukujensa
partitive kukuaan
kukuansa		 kukujaan
kukujansa
inessive kukussaan
kukussansa		 kukuissaan
kukuissansa
elative kukustaan
kukustansa		 kukuistaan
kukuistansa
illative kukuunsa kukuihinsa
adessive kukullaan
kukullansa		 kukuillaan
kukuillansa
ablative kukultaan
kukultansa		 kukuiltaan
kukuiltansa
allative kukulleen
kukullensa		 kukuilleen
kukuillensa
essive kukunaan
kukunansa		 kukuinaan
kukuinansa
translative kukukseen
kukuksensa		 kukuikseen
kukuiksensa
abessive kukuttaan
kukuttansa		 kukuittaan
kukuittansa
instructive — —
comitative — kukuineen
kukuinensa

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈkukuˣ/, [ˈkuku(ʔ)]
  • 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

Indonesian

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
  • berkuku
  • sekuku
  • kuku bajang
  • kuku belah
  • kuku kambing
  • kuku maut
  • kuku sauh
  • kuku tunggal

Further reading

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/, [ˈkuː.xuʔ]
  • Hyphenation: ku‧ku

Noun

kúkû

  1. cough

Laboya

Etymology

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

Noun

kuku

  1. claw

References

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

Mapudungun

Noun

kuku (Raguileo spelling)

  1. paternal grandmother
  2. grandchild

See also

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
interjection

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

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

See also

Tagal Murut

Noun

kuku

  1. puppy (young dog)

Thao

Etymology

From Proto-Austronesian *kuSkuS.

Noun

kuku

  1. (anatomy) fingernail; toenail

Turkish

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [kuˈku]

Noun

kuku (definite accusative kukuyu, plural kukular)

  1. (child talk) female genitalia, vagina

Declension
Inflection
Nominative kuku
Definite accusative kukuyu
Singular Plural
Nominative kuku kukular
Definite accusative kukuyu kukuları
Dative kukuya kukulara
Locative kukuda kukularda
Ablative kukudan kukulardan
Genitive kukunun kukuların

See also

Ye'kwana

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [kuku]

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
  • Lauer, Matthew Taylor (2005) Fertility in Amazonia: Indigenous Concepts of the Human Reproductive Process Among the Ye’kwana of Southern Venezuela‎, Santa Barbara: University of California, pages 239–240: “cucu”

Yogad

Noun

kukú

  1. nail; claw; hoof

Noun

kuku

  1. possession
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