"cuku" meaning in Hausa

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Noun

IPA: /t͡ʃú.kúː/, [t͡ʃɪ́.kʷúː] (note: Standard Kano Hausa) Forms: cukū [canonical, masculine], cukun [possessed-form]
Etymology: Unclear; if indeed shortened from earlier cukumā̀r̃ā̀, then plausibly a borrowing from Tuareg, e.g. Tawellemmet šikomaren, plural form of tăkommart (“cheese”). Etymology templates: {{m|ha|cukumā̀r̃ā̀}} cukumā̀r̃ā̀, {{bor|ha|tmh|-}} Tuareg, {{cog|ttq|šikomaren}} Tawellemmet šikomaren, {{m|tmh|tăkommart||cheese}} tăkommart (“cheese”) Head templates: {{ha-noun|m|cukū}} cukū m (possessed form cukun)
  1. cheese Categories (topical): Foods Synonyms: cukwī
    Sense id: en-cuku-ha-noun-hzrJ~-pN Categories (other): Hausa entries with incorrect language header

Download JSON data for cuku meaning in Hausa (1.5kB)

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      },
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    },
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      },
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  "etymology_text": "Unclear; if indeed shortened from earlier cukumā̀r̃ā̀, then plausibly a borrowing from Tuareg, e.g. Tawellemmet šikomaren, plural form of tăkommart (“cheese”).",
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    },
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          "name": "Hausa entries with incorrect language header",
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        },
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            "Human behaviour",
            "All topics",
            "Human",
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        {
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        }
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      "ipa": "/t͡ʃú.kúː/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[t͡ʃɪ́.kʷúː]",
      "note": "Standard Kano Hausa"
    }
  ],
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}
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    }
  ],
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  "lang_code": "ha",
  "pos": "noun",
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        "Hausa entries with incorrect language header",
        "Hausa lemmas",
        "Hausa masculine nouns",
        "Hausa nouns",
        "Hausa terms borrowed from Tuareg",
        "Hausa terms derived from Tuareg",
        "Hausa terms with IPA pronunciation",
        "ha:Foods"
      ],
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      ],
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        [
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        ]
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  ],
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    {
      "ipa": "/t͡ʃú.kúː/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[t͡ʃɪ́.kʷúː]",
      "note": "Standard Kano Hausa"
    }
  ],
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    {
      "word": "cukwī"
    }
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