# kuku
## English
### Etymology 1

From Persian کوکو (kuku).

#### Noun

kuku (countable and uncountable, plural kukus)
* An Iranian dish somewhat resembling a quiche or omelette.

##### Alternative forms

* kookoo

### Etymology 2

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

#### Interjection

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

## Aklanon
### Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kukuh.

### Noun

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

## Albanian
### Etymology

Onomatopoeic.

### Interjection

kuku
* mourn
* The sound of an owl singing.

## Anguthimri
### Noun

kuku
* (Mpakwithi) maternal grandfather
* (Mpakwithi) paternal aunt

### References

* Terry Crowley, The Mpakwithi dialect of Anguthimri (1981), page 186

## Basque
### Etymology

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

### Pronunciation

* Audio:(file)
* IPA: /kuku/, [ku.ku]

### Noun

kuku anim
* cuckoo
* hidden, lurking

#### Declension
### Further reading

* “kuku”, in Euskaltzaindiaren Hiztegia [Dictionary of the Basque Academy] (in Basque), Euskaltzaindia [Royal Academy of the Basque Language]
* “kuku”, in Orotariko Euskal Hiztegia [General Basque Dictionary], Euskaltzaindia, 1987–2005

## Bikol Central
### Etymology 1

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

#### Pronunciation

* Hyphenation: ku‧ku
* IPA: /ˈkuku/ [ˈku.ku]

#### Noun

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

### Etymology 2
#### Pronunciation

* Hyphenation: ku‧ku
* IPA: /kuʔˈku/ [kuʔˈku]

#### Noun

kùku
* Alternative form of kuko (“chin”)

## Brunei Malay
### Etymology

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

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ku.ku/

### Noun

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

## Chinese
### Pronunciation

* Mandarin
    (Pinyin): kūkū
    (Zhuyin): ㄎㄨ ㄎㄨ
* Mandarin
** (Standard Chinese)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: kūkū
*** Zhuyin: ㄎㄨ ㄎㄨ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: kuku
*** Wade–Giles: kʻu$^1$-kʻu$^1$
*** Yale: kū-kū
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: kuku
*** Palladius: куку (kuku)
*** Sinological IPA : /kʰu⁵⁵ kʰu⁵⁵/

### Noun

kuku
* (Internet slang) Alternative form of 矻矻 (kūkū, “busy”)
    kuku自拍 ― kūkū zìpāi ― taking selfies all the time

## Czech
### Pronunciation

* IPA: [ˈkuku]

### Interjection

kuku
* cuckoo (the sound of cuckoo)

#### Related terms

* kukačka
* kukat

### Further reading

* “kuku”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957
* “kuku”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989

## Fijian
### Etymology

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

### Noun

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

## Finnish
### Etymology 1

Imitative of the sound made by a cuckoo/coua.

#### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈkuku/, [ˈkuku]
* Rhymes: -uku
* Hyphenation: ku‧ku

#### Noun

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

##### Declension

Possessive forms of kuku (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation) :
first-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
kukuni
kukuni
accusative
nom.
kukuni
kukuni
gen.
kukuni
genitive
kukuni
kukujeni
partitive
kukuani
kukujani
inessive
kukussani
kukuissani
elative
kukustani
kukuistani
illative
kukuuni
kukuihini
adessive
kukullani
kukuillani
ablative
kukultani
kukuiltani
allative
kukulleni
kukuilleni
essive
kukunani
kukuinani
translative
kukukseni
kukuikseni
abessive
kukuttani
kukuittani
instructive
comitative
—kukuineni
second-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
kukusi
kukusi
accusative
nom.
kukusi
kukusi
gen.
kukusi
genitive
kukusi
kukujesi
partitive
kukuasi
kukujasi
inessive
kukussasi
kukuissasi
elative
kukustasi
kukuistasi
illative
kukuusi
kukuihisi
adessive
kukullasi
kukuillasi
ablative
kukultasi
kukuiltasi
allative
kukullesi
kukuillesi
essive
kukunasi
kukuinasi
translative
kukuksesi
kukuiksesi
abessive
kukuttasi
kukuittasi
instructive
comitative
—kukuinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
kukumme
kukumme
accusative
nom.
kukumme
kukumme
gen.
kukumme
genitive
kukumme
kukujemme
partitive
kukuamme
kukujamme
inessive
kukussamme
kukuissamme
elative
kukustamme
kukuistamme
illative
kukuumme
kukuihimme
adessive
kukullamme
kukuillamme
ablative
kukultamme
kukuiltamme
allative
kukullemme
kukuillemme
essive
kukunamme
kukuinamme
translative
kukuksemme
kukuiksemme
abessive
kukuttamme
kukuittamme
instructive
comitative
—kukuinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
kukunne
kukunne
accusative
nom.
kukunne
kukunne
gen.
kukunne
genitive
kukunne
kukujenne
partitive
kukuanne
kukujanne
inessive
kukussanne
kukuissanne
elative
kukustanne
kukuistanne
illative
kukuunne
kukuihinne
adessive
kukullanne
kukuillanne
ablative
kukultanne
kukuiltanne
allative
kukullenne
kukuillenne
essive
kukunanne
kukuinanne
translative
kukuksenne
kukuiksenne
abessive
kukuttanne
kukuittanne
instructive
comitative
—kukuinenne
third-person possessor
singular
plural
nominative
kukunsa
kukunsa
accusative
nom.
kukunsa
kukunsa
gen.
kukunsa
genitive
kukunsa
kukujensa
partitive
kukuaan kukuansa
kukujaan kukujansa
inessive
kukussaan kukussansa
kukuissaan kukuissansa
elative
kukustaan kukustansa
kukuistaan kukuistansa
illative
kukuunsa
kukuihinsa
adessive
kukullaan kukullansa
kukuillaan kukuillansa
ablative
kukultaan kukultansa
kukuiltaan kukuiltansa
allative
kukulleen kukullensa
kukuilleen kukuillensa
essive
kukunaan kukunansa
kukuinaan kukuinansa
translative
kukukseen kukuksensa
kukuikseen kukuiksensa
abessive
kukuttaan kukuttansa
kukuittaan kukuittansa
instructive
comitative
—kukuineen kukuinensa :

### Etymology 2
#### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈkukuˣ/, [ˈkuku(ʔ)]
* Rhymes: -uku
* Hyphenation: ku‧ku

#### Verb

kuku
* inflection of kukkua:
** present active indicative connegative
** second-person singular present imperative
** second-person singular present active imperative connegative

## Iban
### Etymology

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

### Noun

kuku
* (anatomy) claw

### References

* Scott, N. C. (1956) A Dictionary of Sea Dayak‎, School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London

## Indonesian
### Etymology

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

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈkuku/
* Audio:(file)
* Hyphenation: ku‧ku

### Noun

kuku (plural kuku-kuku)
* (anatomy) nail (on fingers and toes)
* claw:
    Synonym: cakar
** (anatomy) a curved, pointed horny nail on each digit of the foot of a mammal, reptile, or bird
** 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
* (figurative) synonym of kekuasaan

#### Derived terms

* berkuku
* sekuku
* kuku bajang
* kuku belah
* kuku kambing
* kuku maut
* kuku sauh
* kuku tunggal

### Further reading

* “kuku” 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.

## Javanese
### Alternative forms

* Carakan: ꦏꦸꦏꦸ
* Roman: koekoe (dated)

### Etymology

From Old Javanese kuku.

### Noun

kuku (krama ngoko kuku, krama inggil kanaka)
* (anatomy) nail

### References

* The Linguistic Center of Yogyakarta (2011) “kuku”, in Kamus Basa Jawa (Bausastra Jawa) [Javanese Language Dictionary (Javanese Dictionary)] (in Javanese), 2nd edition, Yogyakarta: Kanisius, →ISBN

## Kapampangan
### Etymology 1
#### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈkukuʔ/ [ˈkuː.xuʔ]
* Hyphenation: ku‧ku

#### Noun

kúkû
* cough

### Etymology 2

Compare Tagalog kuko.

#### Pronunciation

* IPA: /kʊˈkuʔ/ [kʊˈxuʔ]
* Hyphenation: ku‧ku

#### Noun

kukû
* fingernail; toenail

## Laboya
### Etymology

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

### Noun

kuku
* claw

### References

* Laboya in Austronesian Comparative Dictionary

## Limos Kalinga
### Noun

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

## Malay
### Etymology

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

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /kuku/
* Rhymes: -uku, -ku, -u
* Audio (Malaysia):(file)

### Noun

kuku (Jawi spelling کوکو, plural kuku-kuku, informal 1st possessive kukuku, 2nd possessive kukumu, 3rd possessive kukunya)
* (anatomy) nail (on fingers and toes)

#### Descendants

* Indonesian: kuku

### Further reading

* “kuku” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.

## Mapudungun
### Noun

kuku (Raguileo spelling)
* paternal grandmother
* grandchild

#### See also

* cucu

### References

* Wixaleyiñ: Mapucezugun-wigkazugun pici hemvlcijka (Wixaleyiñ: Small Mapudungun-Spanish dictionary), Beretta, Marta; Cañumil, Dario; Cañumil, Tulio, 2008.

## Old Javanese
### Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kukuh.

### Noun

kuku
* nail (anatomy)

## Polish
### Etymology

Onomatopoeic.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈku.ku/
* Audio:(file)
* Rhymes: -uku
* Syllabification: ku‧ku

### Interjection

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

### Noun

kuku n (indeclinable)
* (childish, pathology) boo-boo (minor injury)
    Synonyms: ranka, skaleczenie

#### Derived terms

* a kuku

### Further reading

* kuku in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
* kuku in Polish dictionaries at PWN

## Serbo-Croatian
### Etymology 1

Onomatopoeic.

#### Pronunciation

* IPA: /kûkuː/
* Hyphenation: ku‧ku

#### Interjection

kȕkū (Cyrillic spelling ку̏кӯ)
* woe
* The sound of a cuckoo singing.
* Shout in a hide and seek game.

### Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

#### Noun

kuku (Cyrillic spelling куку)
* dative/locative singular of kuk

#### Noun

kuku (Cyrillic spelling куку)
* accusative singular of kuka

### References

* “kuku”, in Hrvatski jezični portal [Croatian language portal] (in Serbo-Croatian), 2006–2025

## Sranan Tongo
### Etymology

Borrowed from Dutch koek.

### Noun

kuku
* cake, pastry

## Sundanese

Sundanese register set :
| lemes | tanggay |
| lemes ka sorangan | {{{les}}} |
| lemes ka batur | {{{leb}}} |
| loma | kuku |
| cohag | {{{co}}} |

### Etymology

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

### Noun

kuku (Sundanese script ᮊᮥᮊᮥ)
* (anatomy) nail

## Swahili
### Etymology

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

### Pronunciation

* Audio (Kenya):(file)

### Noun

kuku class IX (plural kuku class X)
* chicken, fowl
    Penye kuku wengi, usimwage mtama
       Where there are many fowls, do not spill millet

#### Descendants

* → Malagasy: akoho

#### See also

* jogoo (“rooster”)
* kifaranga (“chick”)

## Tagal Murut
### Noun

kuku
* puppy (young dog)

## Thao
### Etymology

From Proto-Austronesian *kuSkuS.

### Noun

kuku
* (anatomy) fingernail; toenail

## Turkish
### Pronunciation

* IPA: [kuˈku]

### Noun

kuku (definite accusative kukuyu, plural kukular)
* (child talk) female genitalia, vagina

#### See also

* vajina
* am (vulgar, very rude)
* amcık (vulgar, very rude)

## Ye'kwana
### Pronunciation

* IPA: [kuku]

### Noun

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

### References

* Lauer, Matthew Taylor (2005) Fertility in Amazonia: Indigenous Concepts of the Human Reproductive Process Among the Ye’kwana of Southern Venezuela‎, Santa Barbara: University of California, pages 239–240: “cucu”

## Yogad
### Noun

kukú
* nail; claw; hoof

### Noun

kuku
* possession