kuku

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kukuh.


kuku

maternal grandfather
maternal grandfather


kuku

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

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


kuku

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

From Proto-Philippine *kukuh, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kukuh, from Proto-Austronesian *kuSkuS.


kuku

From Proto-Malayic *kuku, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kukuh, from Proto-Austronesian *kuSkuS.


kuku

kuku自拍

(Internet slang) Alternative form of 矻矻 (kūkū, “busy”)

/kʰu⁵⁵ kʰu⁵⁵/

/kʰu⁵⁵ kʰu⁵⁵/


kuku

An Iranian dish somewhat resembling a quiche or omelette.

en-noun

kuku (countable and uncountable, plural kukus)


kuku

(fandom slang, chiefly in translations of Japanese works) Alternative form of kukuku (onomatopoeia for sinister laughter).

Borrowed from Japanese くく (kuku, onomatopoeia for the sound of laughter).


kuku

From Proto-Central-Pacific *kuku, from Proto-Oceanic *kuku, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kukuh, from Proto-Austronesian *kuSkuS.


kuku

coua (any terrestrial bird of the genus Coua, in the cuckoo family)

kuku (nominative singular)
kukut (nominative plural)
kuku (accusative nominative singular)
kukut (accusative nominative plural)
kukun (accusative genitive singular)
kukut (accusative genitive plural)
kukun (genitive singular)
kukujen (genitive plural)
kukua (partitive singular)
kukuja (partitive plural)
kukussa (inessive singular)
kukuissa (inessive plural)
kukusta (elative singular)
kukuista (elative plural)
kukuun (illative singular)
kukuihin (illative plural)
kukulla (adessive singular)
kukuilla (adessive plural)
kukulta (ablative singular)
kukuilta (ablative plural)
kukulle (allative singular)
kukuille (allative plural)
kukuna (essive singular)
kukuina (essive plural)
kukuksi (singular translative)
kukuiksi (plural translative)
kukutta (abessive singular)
kukuitta (abessive plural)
kukuin (instructive plural)
See the possessive forms below. (comitative)
kukuni (nominative singular)
kukuni (nominative plural)
kukuni (accusative nominative singular)
kukuni (accusative nominative plural)
kukuni (accusative genitive singular)
kukuni (accusative genitive plural)
kukuni (genitive singular)
kukujeni (genitive plural)
kukuani (partitive singular)
kukujani (partitive plural)
kukussani (inessive singular)
kukuissani (inessive plural)
kukustani (elative singular)
kukuistani (elative plural)
kukuuni (illative singular)
kukuihini (illative plural)
kukullani (adessive singular)
kukuillani (adessive plural)
kukultani (ablative singular)
kukuiltani (ablative plural)
kukulleni (allative singular)
kukuilleni (allative plural)
kukunani (essive singular)
kukuinani (essive plural)
kukukseni (singular translative)
kukuikseni (plural translative)
kukuttani (abessive singular)
kukuittani (abessive plural)
kukuineni (comitative plural)
kukusi (nominative singular)
kukusi (nominative plural)
kukusi (accusative nominative singular)
kukusi (accusative nominative plural)
kukusi (accusative genitive singular)
kukusi (accusative genitive plural)
kukusi (genitive singular)
kukujesi (genitive plural)
kukuasi (partitive singular)
kukujasi (partitive plural)
kukussasi (inessive singular)
kukuissasi (inessive plural)
kukustasi (elative singular)
kukuistasi (elative plural)
kukuusi (illative singular)
kukuihisi (illative plural)
kukullasi (adessive singular)
kukuillasi (adessive plural)
kukultasi (ablative singular)
kukuiltasi (ablative plural)
kukullesi (allative singular)
kukuillesi (allative plural)
kukunasi (essive singular)
kukuinasi (essive plural)
kukuksesi (singular translative)
kukuiksesi (plural translative)
kukuttasi (abessive singular)
kukuittasi (abessive plural)
kukuinesi (comitative plural)
kukumme (nominative singular)
kukumme (nominative plural)
kukumme (accusative nominative singular)
kukumme (accusative nominative plural)
kukumme (accusative genitive singular)
kukumme (accusative genitive plural)
kukumme (genitive singular)
kukujemme (genitive plural)
kukuamme (partitive singular)
kukujamme (partitive plural)
kukussamme (inessive singular)
kukuissamme (inessive plural)
kukustamme (elative singular)
kukuistamme (elative plural)
kukuumme (illative singular)
kukuihimme (illative plural)
kukullamme (adessive singular)
kukuillamme (adessive plural)
kukultamme (ablative singular)
kukuiltamme (ablative plural)
kukullemme (allative singular)
kukuillemme (allative plural)
kukunamme (essive singular)
kukuinamme (essive plural)
kukuksemme (singular translative)
kukuiksemme (plural translative)
kukuttamme (abessive singular)
kukuittamme (abessive plural)
kukuinemme (comitative plural)
kukunne (nominative singular)
kukunne (nominative plural)
kukunne (accusative nominative singular)
kukunne (accusative nominative plural)
kukunne (accusative genitive singular)
kukunne (accusative genitive plural)
kukunne (genitive singular)
kukujenne (genitive plural)
kukuanne (partitive singular)
kukujanne (partitive plural)
kukussanne (inessive singular)
kukuissanne (inessive plural)
kukustanne (elative singular)
kukuistanne (elative plural)
kukuunne (illative singular)
kukuihinne (illative plural)
kukullanne (adessive singular)
kukuillanne (adessive plural)
kukultanne (ablative singular)
kukuiltanne (ablative plural)
kukullenne (allative singular)
kukuillenne (allative plural)
kukunanne (essive singular)
kukuinanne (essive plural)
kukuksenne (singular translative)
kukuiksenne (plural translative)
kukuttanne (abessive singular)
kukuittanne (abessive plural)
kukuinenne (comitative plural)
kukunsa (nominative singular)
kukunsa (nominative plural)
kukunsa (accusative nominative singular)
kukunsa (accusative nominative plural)
kukunsa (accusative genitive singular)
kukunsa (accusative genitive plural)
kukunsa (genitive singular)
kukujensa (genitive plural)
kukuaan (partitive singular)
kukuansa (partitive singular)
kukujaan (partitive plural)
kukujansa (partitive plural)
kukussaan (inessive singular)
kukussansa (inessive singular)
kukuissaan (inessive plural)
kukuissansa (inessive plural)
kukustaan (elative singular)
kukustansa (elative singular)
kukuistaan (elative plural)
kukuistansa (elative plural)
kukuunsa (illative singular)
kukuihinsa (illative plural)
kukullaan (adessive singular)
kukullansa (adessive singular)
kukuillaan (adessive plural)
kukuillansa (adessive plural)
kukultaan (ablative singular)
kukultansa (ablative singular)
kukuiltaan (ablative plural)
kukuiltansa (ablative plural)
kukulleen (allative singular)
kukullensa (allative singular)
kukuilleen (allative plural)
kukuillensa (allative plural)
kukunaan (essive singular)
kukunansa (essive singular)
kukuinaan (essive plural)
kukuinansa (essive plural)
kukukseen (singular translative)
kukuksensa (singular translative)
kukuikseen (plural translative)
kukuiksensa (plural translative)
kukuttaan (abessive singular)
kukuttansa (abessive singular)
kukuittaan (abessive plural)
kukuittansa (abessive plural)
kukuineen (comitative plural)
kukuinensa (comitative plural)

Imitative of the sound made by a cuckoo/coua.


kuku

inflection of kukkua:
present active indicative connegative

second-person singular present imperative

second-person singular present active imperative connegative


kuku

Inherited from Proto-Malayic *kuku, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kukuh, from Proto-Austronesian *kuSkuS.


kuku

(anatomy, loosely) claw; a curved, pointed horny nail on each digit of the foot of a mammal, reptile, or bird

claw; a mechanical device resembling a claw, used for gripping or lifting

(anatomy) hoof; the tip of a toe of an ungulate such as a horse, ox or deer, strengthened by a thick keratin covering

Inherited from Malay kuku, from Proto-Malayic *kuku, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kukuh, from Proto-Austronesian *kuSkuS.


kuku

head

kuku (krama ngoko kuku, krama inggil kanaka)

kuku (informal krama)
kanaka (honorific)
ꦏꦸꦏꦸ (alternative)
koekoe (alternative)


kuku

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


kuku

ms-noun

kuku (Jawi spelling کوکو, plural kuku-kuku)

Indonesian: kuku


kuku

pincers, tweezers, any tool or item that nips or pinches

(archaic) finger or toe nail, alternative form of matikuku

From Proto-Oceanic *kuku “finger or toe nail” (compare with Samoan ʻuʻu “nail”, Tongan kuku “to grasp, to grip, to clutch”, Fijian kuku) from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kuku “ibid.” (compare with Malay kuku, Tagalog kuko).
Broadening in sense of “pinching” > “attraction” observable in the same language family e.g. Malay cuit (e.g. mencuit hati).


kuku

to draw together and close an opening of something


kuku

to grate, to scrape – usually part of compound verbs, otherwise an alternative form of kukū

From Proto-Polynesian *kuku “mussel, any Mytilidae species” (compare with Rarotongan kuku, Samoan ʻuʻu, Tongan kuku) from Proto-Oceanic *kukur “to scrape, any mussel with shells used for this purpose” from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kuDkuD “to scrape; rasp; grate” (compare with Malay kukur “to scrape [of coconut], to scratch [of itches], to rasp”, Tagalog kudkod “grating (of coconut), shaving or scraping [of ice]”).


kuku

paternal grandmother
paternal grandmother


kuku

Adansonia digitata
Adansonia digitata#Translingual


kuku

"I don do am almost 20 times and notin dey happun. I no kuku get di strength contact Facebook to fix am."

2024 March 17, Selin Girit and Grujica Andric, “Wetin go happun to your social media accounts wen you die”, in BBC News Pidgin:

"I have messaged him almost 20 times and nothing has happened. I don't really have the strength to contact Facebook to fix it."


kuku

cuckoo (used to imitate the voice of a male cuckoo)


kuku

(childish, pathology) boo-boo (minor injury)


kuku

Iban: kukut

Kendayan: kuku

Malayan:

Brunei Malay: kuku

Malay: kuku
Indonesian: kuku

Minangkabau: kuku

Urak Lawoi': กูกู (kuku)

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


kuku

Central-Eastern Oceanic:

Central Oceanic:

East Fijian-Polynesian:

Fijian: kuku

desc

Proto-Polynesian: *akikuku, *matikuku, *maqikuku (see there for further descendants)

West Fijian-Rotuman:

Rotuman: mänʻuʻu

Western Fijian: kuku

Micronesian:

Chuukese: kkú

Pohnpeian: kihk

Woleaian: kiu

Southeast Solomonic:

Gela: gugu

Western Oceanic:

Nakanai: lakuku

Numbami: kuku

From Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian, from Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kukuh, Proto-Austronesian *kuSkuS.


kuku

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.


kuku

Penye kuku wengi, usimwage mtama

Where there are many fowls, do not spill millet

kuku class IX (canonical)
kuku class X (plural)

→ Malagasy: akoho

From *nkʊ́kʊ́, a variant of Common Bantu *nkókó.


kuku

head

kuku (definite accusative kukuyu, plural kukular)

kukuyu (accusative definite)
kukular (plural)
kuku (nominative singular)
kukular (nominative plural)
kukuyu (accusative definite singular)
kukuları (accusative definite plural)
kukuya (dative singular)
kukulara (dative plural)
kukuda (locative singular)
kukularda (locative plural)
kukudan (ablative singular)
kukulardan (ablative plural)
kukunun (genitive singular)
kukuların (genitive plural)


kuku

aji'choto weja'kadü
aji'choto weja'kadü#Ye'kwana

a life-sized figure constructed from tree branches and other natural materials, symbolically killed in the aji'choto weja'kadü ritual