kutu
English
Etymology
Maori [Term?]
Noun
kutu (plural kutus)
- (New Zealand) A body louse.
- 2014, Witi Ihimaera, Maori Boy: A Memoir of Childhood
- 'Yes,' Kuikui continued, 'all the cow shit from the milking, and we don't want Blondie's kutus floating in our water.'
- 2014, Witi Ihimaera, Maori Boy: A Memoir of Childhood
Fijian
Etymology
From Proto-Central-Pacific *kutu, from Proto-Oceanic *kutu (compare with Hawaiian ʻuku, Samoan ʻutu), from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kutu (compare with Malay kutu, Tagalog kuto), from Proto-Austronesian *kuCu.
See also
References
- Gatty, Ronald (2009) “kutu”, in Fijian-English Dictionary, Suva, Fiji: Ronald Gatty, →ISBN, page 129
- Ross Clark and Simon J. Greenhill, editors (2011), “kutu1”, in POLLEX-Online: The Polynesian Lexicon Project Online
Finnish
Etymology
From Proto-Finnic *kutu. Equivalent to kutea (“to spawn”) + -u.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈkutu/, [ˈkut̪u]
- Rhymes: -utu
- Syllabification(key): ku‧tu
Declension
Inflection of kutu (Kotus type 1*F/valo, t-d gradation) | ||||
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nominative | kutu | kudut | ||
genitive | kudun | kutujen | ||
partitive | kutua | kutuja | ||
illative | kutuun | kutuihin | ||
singular | plural | |||
nominative | kutu | kudut | ||
accusative | nom. | kutu | kudut | |
gen. | kudun | |||
genitive | kudun | kutujen | ||
partitive | kutua | kutuja | ||
inessive | kudussa | kuduissa | ||
elative | kudusta | kuduista | ||
illative | kutuun | kutuihin | ||
adessive | kudulla | kuduilla | ||
ablative | kudulta | kuduilta | ||
allative | kudulle | kuduille | ||
essive | kutuna | kutuina | ||
translative | kuduksi | kuduiksi | ||
abessive | kudutta | kuduitta | ||
instructive | — | kuduin | ||
comitative | See the possessive forms below. |
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Derived terms
Further reading
- “kutu”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-02
Indonesian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈku.tu]
- Hyphenation: ku‧tu
Audio (file)
Noun
kutu (first-person possessive kutuku, second-person possessive kutumu, third-person possessive kutunya)
- louse (insect)
Derived terms
- berkutu
- berkutu-kutuan
- kutu buku
- mengutui
Noun
kutu (first-person possessive kutuku, second-person possessive kutumu, third-person possessive kutunya)
- (obsolete) business association.
- Synonym: sekutu
Derived terms
Further reading
- “kutu” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.
Ingrian

Pronunciation
- (Ala-Laukaa) IPA(key): /ˈkutu/, [ˈkutu]
- (Soikkola) IPA(key): /ˈkutu/, [ˈkud̥u]
- Rhymes: -utu
- Hyphenation: ku‧tu
Declension
Declension of kutu (type 4/koivu, t- gradation, gemination) | ||
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singular | plural | |
nominative | kutu | kuut |
genitive | kuun | kuttuin, kutuloin |
partitive | kuttua | kutuja, kutuloja |
illative | kuttuu | kuttui, kutuloihe |
inessive | kuus | kuuis, kutulois |
elative | kuust | kuuist, kutuloist |
allative | kuulle | kuuille, kutuloille |
adessive | kuul | kuuil, kutuloil |
ablative | kuult | kuuilt, kutuloilt |
translative | kuuks | kuuiks, kutuloiks |
essive | kutunna, kuttuun | kutuinna, kutuloinna, kuttuin, kutuloin |
exessive1) | kutunt | kutuint, kutuloint |
1) obsolete *) the accusative corresponds with either the genitive (sg) or nominative (pl) **) the comitative is formed by adding the suffix -ka? or -kä? to the genitive. |
Derived terms
See also
- kalanmarja (“roe”)
References
- Ruben E. Nirvi (1971) Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 211
Malay
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kutu/
- Rhymes: -utu, -tu, -u
Etymology 1
From Proto-Malayic *kutu, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kutu, from Proto-Austronesian *kuCu.
Noun
kutu (Jawi spelling کوتو, plural kutu-kutu, informal 1st possessive kutuku, 2nd possessive kutumu, 3rd possessive kutunya)
- louse (insect)
Derived terms
Regular affixed derivations:
- mengutui [agent focus + causative (locative) benefactive] (meN- + -i)
- berkutu [stative / habitual] (beR-)
- berkutu-kutu [reduplication + stative / habitual] (redup + beR-)
- berkutu-kutuan [reduplication + stative / habitual + resultative / locative / collective / variety / verbal noun / fruit] (redup + beR- + -an)
Noun
kutu (Jawi spelling کوتو, plural kutu-kutu, informal 1st possessive kutuku, 2nd possessive kutumu, 3rd possessive kutunya)
- cooperative association
- Synonym: sekutu
- chit fund
Usage notes
A kutu is specifically a group who combine and pay instalments into a common fund. Every month lots are drawn and the winner draws the entire amount for that month.
Derived terms
Regular affixed derivations:
- berkutu [stative / habitual] (beR-)
- sekutu [immediacy / habitual] (se-)
- menyekutukan [immediacy / habitual + agent focus + causative benefactive] (se- + meN- + -kan)
- menyekutui [immediacy / habitual + agent focus + causative (locative) benefactive] (se- + meN- + -i)
- bersekutu [immediacy / habitual + stative / habitual] (se- + beR-)
- persekutuan [immediacy / habitual + causative passive + resultative / locative / collective / variety / verbal noun / fruit] (se- + peR- + -an)
- penyekutuan [immediacy / habitual + agentive / qualitative / instrumental / abstract / measure + resultative / locative / collective / variety / verbal noun / fruit] (se- + peN- + -an)
- kesekutuan [immediacy / habitual + abstract / locative] (se- + ke-an)
Irregular affixed derivations, other derivations and compound words:
- bapa kutu
- duit kutu
- ibu kutu
- kutu beras
- kutu daun
- kutu kayu
- main kutu
Descendants
- Indonesian: kutu
References
- Pijnappel, Jan (1875) “کوتو koetoe”, in Maleisch-Hollandsch woordenboek, John Enschede en Zonen, Frederik Muller, page 92
- Wilkinson, Richard James (1901) “کوتو kutu”, in A Malay-English dictionary, Hong Kong: Kelly & Walsh limited, page 544
- Wilkinson, Richard James (1932) “kutu”, in A Malay-English dictionary (romanised), volume I, Mytilene, Greece: Salavopoulos & Kinderlis, page 631
Further reading
- “kutu” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.
- Wilkinson, Richard James. An Abridged Malay-English Dictionary. Macmillan. 1965.
Maori
Etymology
From Proto-Polynesian *kutu (compare with Hawaiian ʻuku, Tahitian ʻutu, Samoan ʻutu), from Proto-Oceanic *kutu (compare with Fijian kutu), from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kutu (compare with Malay kutu, Tagalog kuto), from Proto-Austronesian *kuCu.[1][2]
Derived terms
- kuturere (“ukulele”)
See also
References
- Tregear, Edward (1891) Maori-Polynesian Comparative Dictionary, Wellington, New Zealand: Lyon and Blair, page 187
- Ross Clark and Simon J. Greenhill, editors (2011), “kutu1”, in POLLEX-Online: The Polynesian Lexicon Project Online
Further reading
- “kutu” in John C. Moorfield, Te Aka: Maori–English, English–Maori Dictionary and Index, 3rd edition, Longman/Pearson Education New Zealand, 2011, →ISBN.
Mbati
Michif
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kuto/, [kuto], [koto]
Niuean
Etymology
From Proto-Polynesian *kutu (“louse”).
Noun
kutu
References
- “kutu” in Tohi Vagahau Niuē (Niuean Language Dictionary).
Serbo-Croatian
Turkish
Etymology
From Ottoman Turkish قوطی (kutu, kutı), from Greek κουτί (koutí).
Pronunciation
Audio (file)
Noun
Declension
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Nominative | kutu | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Definite accusative | kutuyu | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Dative | kutuya | kutulara | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Locative | kutuda | kutularda | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Votic
Etymology
From Proto-Finnic *kutu.
Pronunciation
- (Luutsa, Liivtšülä) IPA(key): /ˈkutu/, [ˈkutu]
- Rhymes: -utu
- Hyphenation: ku‧tu
Inflection
Declension of kutu (type II/võrkko, t- gradation) | ||
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singular | plural | |
nominative | kutu | kuud |
genitive | kuu | kutujõ, kutui |
partitive | kuttua | kutuitõ, kutui |
illative | kuttusõ, kuttu | kutuisõ |
inessive | kuuz | kutuiz |
elative | kuussõ | kutuissõ |
allative | kuulõ | kutuilõ |
adessive | kuullõ | kutuillõ |
ablative | kuultõ | kutuiltõ |
translative | kuussi | kutuissi |
*) the accusative corresponds with either the genitive (sg) or nominative (pl) **) the terminative is formed by adding the suffix -ssaa to the short illative (sg) or the genitive. ***) the comitative is formed by adding the suffix -ka to the genitive. |
References
- Hallap, V., Adler, E., Grünberg, S., Leppik, M. (2012) “kutu”, in Vadja keele sõnaraamat [A dictionary of the Votic language], 2nd edition, Tallinn