# kuko
## Asi
### Etymology

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

### Noun

kukó
* (anatomy) nail (on fingers and toes)

## Basque
### Noun

kuko
* locative singular of ku

## Bikol Central
### Alternative forms

* kuku

### Etymology 1

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

#### Pronunciation

* Hyphenation: ku‧ko
* IPA: /ˈkuko/ [ˈku.ko]

#### Noun

kuko
* (anatomy) nail (on fingers and toes)
* (by extension) claws
    Synonyms: pangamros, pangamrang, kamog

##### Derived terms

* hinguko

### Etymology 2

Unknown.

#### Pronunciation

* Hyphenation: ku‧ko
* IPA: /kuʔˈko/ [kuʔˈko]

#### Noun

kùko
* (anatomy) chin
    Synonym: baba

## Cebuano
### Etymology

From Proto-Philippine *kukuh, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kukuh, from Proto-Austronesian *kuSkuS.
First attested in Antonio Pigafetta's Relazione del primo viaggio intorno al mondo—detailing the first circumnavigation of the world between 1519 and 1522.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /kuˈko/ [kʊˈko]
* Hyphenation: ku‧ko

### Noun

kukó (Badlit spelling ᜃᜓᜃᜓ)
* fingernail
* toenail
* claw; talon

## Esperanto
### Etymology

From German Kuchen, from Proto-Germanic *kōkô (“cake”). Compare Yiddish קוכן (kukhn), Dutch koek. Doublet of kiŝo.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: [ˈkuko]
* Audio:(file)
* Rhymes: -uko
* Hyphenation: ku‧ko

### Noun

kuko (accusative singular kukon, plural kukoj, accusative plural kukojn)
* cake

#### Derived terms

* fromaĝkuko (“cheesecake”)
* kukejo (“confectioner's shop”)
* kuketo (“cookie; cupcake, muffin”)
* mielkuko, spickuko (“gingerbread”)
* pankuko (“French toast, eggy bread”)
* pomokuko (“apple pie”)

#### Descendants

* Ido: kuko

## Ido
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈkuko/

### Noun

kuko (plural kuki)
* cake

#### Derived terms

* kukajo
* kukala
* kukifar
* kukisto
* mielkuko
* naskodiokuko

## Japanese
### Romanization

kuko
* Rōmaji transcription of クコ

## Masbatenyo
### Etymology

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

### Noun

kukó
* (anatomy) nail (on fingers and toes)

## Serbo-Croatian
### Noun

kuko (Cyrillic spelling куко)
* vocative singular of kuka

## Tagalog
### Alternative forms

* coco — obsolete, Spanish-based orthography

### Etymology 1

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

#### Pronunciation

* (Standard Tagalog) IPA: /kuˈko/ [kʊˈxo]
* Rhymes: -o
* Syllabification: ku‧ko

#### Noun

kukó (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜓᜃᜓ)
* (anatomy) nail; fingernail; toenail
* hoof (of a horse, cow, etc.)
* claw; talon (of bird, etc.)

##### Derived terms

* hinguko
* hingukuhan
* hingukuhin
* huminguko
* ipagmalakuko
* kamalakuko
* kukong-lawin
* kukuhin
* kukumpusa
* kukung-uwak
* kukungmanok
* kumuko
* maghinguko
* magkuko
* magmalakuko
* makuko
* malakuko
* manghinguko
* pagmalakukuhan
* pagmalakukuhin
* wala sa kuko

##### See also

* kalmot

### Etymology 2
#### Pronunciation

* (Standard Tagalog) IPA: /ˈkukoʔ/ [ˈkuː.xoʔ]
* Rhymes: -ukoʔ
* Syllabification: ku‧ko

#### Noun

kukò (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜓᜃᜓ) (carpentry)
* groove for fitting
    Synonym: aap
* engraving for inlay; inlaid work or mosaic
    Synonym: mosaiko

##### Derived terms

* malakuko

### Further reading

* “kuko”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018