# kurki
## Estonian
### Noun

kurki
* partitive singular of kurk
* illative singular of kurk

## Finnish
### Etymology 1

From Proto-Finnic *kurki, from Proto-Uralic *kurke, itself an onomatopoeic word. Cognates include Estonian kurg, Northern Sami guorga and Erzya карго (kargo).

#### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈkurki/, [ˈkurk̟i]
* Rhymes: -urki
* Hyphenation: kur‧ki

#### Noun

kurki
* crane, Grus grus (large wading bird)
* Any bird of the family Gruidae, the cranes.
* stilt or handle of a plough

##### Declension

Possessive forms of kurki (Kotus type 7*L/ovi, k-j gradation) :
first-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
kurkeni
kurkeni
accusative
nom.
kurkeni
kurkeni
gen.
kurkeni
genitive
kurkeni
kurkieni
partitive
kurkeani
kurkiani
inessive
kurjessani
kurjissani
elative
kurjestani
kurjistani
illative
kurkeeni
kurkiini
adessive
kurjellani
kurjillani
ablative
kurjeltani
kurjiltani
allative
kurjelleni
kurjilleni
essive
kurkenani
kurkinani
translative
kurjekseni
kurjikseni
abessive
kurjettani
kurjittani
instructive
comitative
—kurkineni
second-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
kurkesi
kurkesi
accusative
nom.
kurkesi
kurkesi
gen.
kurkesi
genitive
kurkesi
kurkiesi
partitive
kurkeasi
kurkiasi
inessive
kurjessasi
kurjissasi
elative
kurjestasi
kurjistasi
illative
kurkeesi
kurkiisi
adessive
kurjellasi
kurjillasi
ablative
kurjeltasi
kurjiltasi
allative
kurjellesi
kurjillesi
essive
kurkenasi
kurkinasi
translative
kurjeksesi
kurjiksesi
abessive
kurjettasi
kurjittasi
instructive
comitative
—kurkinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
kurkemme
kurkemme
accusative
nom.
kurkemme
kurkemme
gen.
kurkemme
genitive
kurkemme
kurkiemme
partitive
kurkeamme
kurkiamme
inessive
kurjessamme
kurjissamme
elative
kurjestamme
kurjistamme
illative
kurkeemme
kurkiimme
adessive
kurjellamme
kurjillamme
ablative
kurjeltamme
kurjiltamme
allative
kurjellemme
kurjillemme
essive
kurkenamme
kurkinamme
translative
kurjeksemme
kurjiksemme
abessive
kurjettamme
kurjittamme
instructive
comitative
—kurkinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
kurkenne
kurkenne
accusative
nom.
kurkenne
kurkenne
gen.
kurkenne
genitive
kurkenne
kurkienne
partitive
kurkeanne
kurkianne
inessive
kurjessanne
kurjissanne
elative
kurjestanne
kurjistanne
illative
kurkeenne
kurkiinne
adessive
kurjellanne
kurjillanne
ablative
kurjeltanne
kurjiltanne
allative
kurjellenne
kurjillenne
essive
kurkenanne
kurkinanne
translative
kurjeksenne
kurjiksenne
abessive
kurjettanne
kurjittanne
instructive
comitative
—kurkinenne
third-person possessor
singular
plural
nominative
kurkensa
kurkensa
accusative
nom.
kurkensa
kurkensa
gen.
kurkensa
genitive
kurkensa
kurkiensa
partitive
kurkeaan kurkeansa
kurkiaan kurkiansa
inessive
kurjessaan kurjessansa
kurjissaan kurjissansa
elative
kurjestaan kurjestansa
kurjistaan kurjistansa
illative
kurkeensa
kurkiinsa
adessive
kurjellaan kurjellansa
kurjillaan kurjillansa
ablative
kurjeltaan kurjeltansa
kurjiltaan kurjiltansa
allative
kurjelleen kurjellensa
kurjilleen kurjillensa
essive
kurkenaan kurkenansa
kurkinaan kurkinansa
translative
kurjekseen kurjeksensa
kurjikseen kurjiksensa
abessive
kurjettaan kurjettansa
kurjittaan kurjittansa
instructive
comitative
—kurkineen kurkinensa :

##### Derived terms

* kurkiainen
* Kurkinen
* aurankurki
* aurinkokurki
* australiankurki
* helttakurki
* hietakurki
* hopeakurki
* huppukurki
* japaninkurki
* kamelikurki
* kotilokurki
* kruunukurki
* kurjenherne
* kurjenjalka
* kurjenkanerva
* kurjenkello
* kurjenmarja
* kurjenmiekka
* kurjennokka
* kurjenpolvi
* kurkiaura
* kurkihirsi
* Kurkijoki
* kurkilintu
* Kurkimäki
* kyssäkurki
* käärmekurki
* lumikurki
* mantšuriankurki
* munkkikurki
* mustakaulakurki
* neitokurki
* nostokurki
* nälkäkurki
* saruskurki
* Savikurki
* trumpettikurki

#### Further reading

* “kurki”, 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 2023-07-01

### Etymology 2
#### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈkurkiˣ/, [ˈkurk̟i(ʔ)]
* Rhymes: -urki
* Hyphenation: kur‧ki

#### Verb

kurki
* inflection of kurkkia:
** present active indicative connegative
** second-person singular present imperative
** second-person singular present active imperative connegative

### References

* Häkkinen, Kaisa (2004) Nykysuomen etymologinen sanakirja [Modern Finnish Etymological Dictionary] (in Finnish), Juva: WSOY, →ISBN

### Anagrams

* irkku, rukki, urkki

## Ingrian
### Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *kurki. Cognates include Finnish kurki and Estonian kurg.

### Pronunciation

* (Ala-Laukaa) IPA: /ˈkurki/, [ˈkurkʲ]
* (Soikkola) IPA: /ˈkurki/, [ˈkurɡ̊i]
* Rhymes: -urkʲ, -urki
* Hyphenation: kur‧ki

### Noun

kurki
* crane
** 1936, V. I. Junus, P. L. Maksimov, Inkeroisin keelen oppikirja alkuşkouluja vart (ensimäine osa), Leningrad: Riikin Ucebno-pedagogiceskoi Izdateljstva, page 4:Kärpäin lentää. Kurki harkkii.The fly flies. The crane paces around.

#### Derived terms

* Kurenmäki

#### Descendants

* → Votic: kurki

### References

* Fedor Tumansky (1790) “курги”, in Опытъ повѣствованїя о дѣянїях, положенїи, состоянїи и раздѣленїи Санкт-Петербургской губернїи [An experiment of an account of the acts, location, condition and division of the Saint Petersburg gubernia], Краткїй словарь ижерскаго, финскаго, эстонскаго, чюдскаго, и ямскаго нарѣчїя съ россїйскимъ переводомъ [A short dictionary of the Ingrian, Finnish, Estonian, Chud and Yamtian dialects with a Russian translation], page 681
* V. I. Junus (1936) Iƶoran Keelen Grammatikka‎, Leningrad: Riikin Ucebno-pedagogiceskoi Izdateljstva, page 62
* Ruben E. Nirvi (1971) Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 221

## Karelian

Regional variants of kurki :
| North Karelian (Viena) | kurki |
| South Karelian (Tver) | kurgi |

### Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *kurki. Cognates include Finnish kurki and Estonian kurg.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈkurki/
* Hyphenation: kur‧ki

### Noun

kurki (genitive kuren, partitive kurkie)
* (North Karelian) crane

#### Declension
### References

* P. Zaykov, L. Rugoyeva (1999) “kurki”, in Карельско-Русский словарь (Северно-Карельские диалекты) [Karelian-Russian dictionary (North Karelian dialects)], Petrozavodsk, →ISBN

## Lower Sorbian
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈkurkʲi/

### Noun

kurki
* inflection of kurka:
** genitive singular
** nominative/accusative plural

## Polish
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈkur.ki/
* Rhymes: -urki
* Syllabification: kur‧ki

### Noun

kurki f
* inflection of kurka:
** genitive singular
** nominative/accusative/vocative plural

### Noun

kurki m inan or m animal
* nominative/accusative/vocative plural of kurek

## Votic
### Alternative forms

* kurtši

### Etymology

Borrowed from Ingrian kurki.

### Pronunciation

* (Luutsa, Liivtšülä) IPA: /ˈkurki/, [ˈkurkʲi]
* Rhymes: -urki
* Hyphenation: kur‧ki

### Noun

kurki
* crane (bird)

#### Inflection
### References

* Hallap, V., Adler, E., Grünberg, S., Leppik, M. (2012) “kurki”, in Vadja keele sõnaraamat [A dictionary of the Votic language], 2nd edition, Tallinn