# kutu
## English
### Etymology

Borrowed from Maori kutu.

### Noun

kutu (plural kutus)
* (New Zealand) A body louse.
** 2014, Witi Ihimaera, Maori Boy: A Memoir of Childhood:'Yes,' Kuikui continued, 'all the cow shit from the milking, and we don't want Blondie's kutus floating in our water.'

## Brunei Malay
### Etymology

From Proto-Malayic *kutu, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kutu, from Proto-Austronesian *kuCu.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ku.tu/

### Noun

kutu
* louse (insect)

### References

* Blust, Robert; Trussel, Stephen; et al. (2023) “*kuCu”, in the CLDF dataset from The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary (2010–), →DOI

## Dupaningan Agta
### Etymology

From Proto-Philippine *kutu, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kutu, from Proto-Austronesian *kuCu.

### Noun

kutu
* louse

### References

* Blust, Robert; Trussel, Stephen; et al. (2023) “*kuCu”, in the CLDF dataset from The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary (2010–), →DOI

## Farefare
### Etymology

Cognate with Moore kutu (“iron, metal”)

### Noun

kutu (variant kurgo)
* iron
* metal

## Fijian
### Etymology

From Proto-Central-Pacific *kutu, from Proto-Oceanic *kutu (compare with Hawaiian ʻuku, Samoan ʻutu), from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kutu (compare with Malay kutu, Tagalog kuto), from Proto-Austronesian *kuCu.

### Noun

kutu
* louse (insect)

### See also

* lise

### References

* Gatty, Ronald (2009) “kutu”, in Fijian-English Dictionary, Suva, Fiji: Ronald Gatty, →ISBN, page 129
* Ross Clark and Simon J. Greenhill, editors (2011), “kutu1”, in POLLEX-Online: The Polynesian Lexicon Project Online
* Blust, Robert; Trussel, Stephen; et al. (2023) “*kuCu”, in the CLDF dataset from The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary (2010–), →DOI

## Finnish
### Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *kutu. Equivalent to kutea (“to spawn”) +‎ -u.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈkutu/, [ˈkut̪u]
* Rhymes: -utu
* Hyphenation: ku‧tu

### Noun

kutu
* spawn (eggs of an aquatic organism, such as fish or frogs)

#### Declension

Possessive forms of kutu (Kotus type 1*F/valo, t-d gradation) :
first-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
kutuni
kutuni
accusative
nom.
kutuni
kutuni
gen.
kutuni
genitive
kutuni
kutujeni
partitive
kutuani
kutujani
inessive
kudussani
kuduissani
elative
kudustani
kuduistani
illative
kutuuni
kutuihini
adessive
kudullani
kuduillani
ablative
kudultani
kuduiltani
allative
kudulleni
kuduilleni
essive
kutunani
kutuinani
translative
kudukseni
kuduikseni
abessive
kuduttani
kuduittani
instructive
comitative
—kutuineni
second-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
kutusi
kutusi
accusative
nom.
kutusi
kutusi
gen.
kutusi
genitive
kutusi
kutujesi
partitive
kutuasi
kutujasi
inessive
kudussasi
kuduissasi
elative
kudustasi
kuduistasi
illative
kutuusi
kutuihisi
adessive
kudullasi
kuduillasi
ablative
kudultasi
kuduiltasi
allative
kudullesi
kuduillesi
essive
kutunasi
kutuinasi
translative
kuduksesi
kuduiksesi
abessive
kuduttasi
kuduittasi
instructive
comitative
—kutuinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
kutumme
kutumme
accusative
nom.
kutumme
kutumme
gen.
kutumme
genitive
kutumme
kutujemme
partitive
kutuamme
kutujamme
inessive
kudussamme
kuduissamme
elative
kudustamme
kuduistamme
illative
kutuumme
kutuihimme
adessive
kudullamme
kuduillamme
ablative
kudultamme
kuduiltamme
allative
kudullemme
kuduillemme
essive
kutunamme
kutuinamme
translative
kuduksemme
kuduiksemme
abessive
kuduttamme
kuduittamme
instructive
comitative
—kutuinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
kutunne
kutunne
accusative
nom.
kutunne
kutunne
gen.
kutunne
genitive
kutunne
kutujenne
partitive
kutuanne
kutujanne
inessive
kudussanne
kuduissanne
elative
kudustanne
kuduistanne
illative
kutuunne
kutuihinne
adessive
kudullanne
kuduillanne
ablative
kudultanne
kuduiltanne
allative
kudullenne
kuduillenne
essive
kutunanne
kutuinanne
translative
kuduksenne
kuduiksenne
abessive
kuduttanne
kuduittanne
instructive
comitative
—kutuinenne
third-person possessor
singular
plural
nominative
kutunsa
kutunsa
accusative
nom.
kutunsa
kutunsa
gen.
kutunsa
genitive
kutunsa
kutujensa
partitive
kutuaan kutuansa
kutujaan kutujansa
inessive
kudussaan kudussansa
kuduissaan kuduissansa
elative
kudustaan kudustansa
kuduistaan kuduistansa
illative
kutuunsa
kutuihinsa
adessive
kudullaan kudullansa
kuduillaan kuduillansa
ablative
kudultaan kudultansa
kuduiltaan kuduiltansa
allative
kudulleen kudullensa
kuduilleen kuduillensa
essive
kutunaan kutunansa
kutuinaan kutuinansa
translative
kudukseen kuduksensa
kuduikseen kuduiksensa
abessive
kuduttaan kuduttansa
kuduittaan kuduittansa
instructive
comitative
—kutuineen kutuinensa :

#### Derived terms

* hauenkutu
* kutuaika
* kutuasu
* kutukala
* kutukalastus
* kutukypsä
* kutulahna
* kutupaikka
* kutupuku
* kutupyynti
* kuturauhoitus
* lahnankutu
* sammakonkutu

### Further reading

* “kutu”, 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 2023-07-02

### Anagrams

* kuut, tuku

## Indonesian
### Pronunciation

* (Standard Indonesian) IPA: /ˈkutu/ [ˈku.t̪u]
* Audio:(file)
* Rhymes: -utu
* Syllabification: ku‧tu

### Etymology 1

Inherited from Malay kutu, from Proto-Malayic *kutu, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kutu, from Proto-Austronesian *kuCu.

#### Noun

kutu (plural kutu-kutu)
* louse (insect)

##### Derived terms

* berkutu
* berkutu-kutuan
* kutu buku
* mengutui

### Etymology 2

From Malay kutu, from Tamil கூட்டு (kūṭṭu, “companionship, fellowship, friendship”).

#### Noun

kutu (plural kutu-kutu)
* (obsolete) business association
    Synonym: sekutu

##### Derived terms

* berkutu
* bersekutu
* bersekutu bertambah mutu
* persekutuan
* sekutu

### References

* Blust, Robert; Trussel, Stephen; et al. (2023) “*kuCu”, in the CLDF dataset from The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary (2010–), →DOI

### Further reading

* “kutu” 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.

## Ingrian
### Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *kutu. Cognates include Finnish kutu and Estonian kudu.

### Pronunciation

* (Ala-Laukaa) IPA: /ˈkutu/, [ˈkutu]
* (Soikkola) IPA: /ˈkutu/, [ˈkud̥u]
* Rhymes: -utu
* Hyphenation: ku‧tu

### Noun

kutu
* spawn (eggs of frogs or fish)

#### Derived terms

* hailinkutu
* jaanikutu
* konnankutu
* kutuhaili

#### See also

* kalanmarja (“roe”)

### References

* Ruben E. Nirvi (1971) Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 211

## Kapampangan
### Alternative forms

* cutu (Súlat Bacúlud, Ámung Sámson)

### Etymology

From Proto-Philippine *kutu, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kutu, from Proto-Austronesian *kuCu.

### Noun

kútu
* louse

### References

* Blust, Robert; Trussel, Stephen; et al. (2023) “*kuCu”, in the CLDF dataset from The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary (2010–), →DOI

## Limos Kalinga
### Etymology

From Proto-Philippine *kutu, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kutu, from Proto-Austronesian *kuCu.

### Noun

kutu
* louse

### References

* Blust, Robert; Trussel, Stephen; et al. (2023) “*kuCu”, in the CLDF dataset from The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary (2010–), →DOI

## Maguindanao
### Etymology

From Proto-Philippine *kutu, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kutu, from Proto-Austronesian *kuCu.

### Noun

kutu
* louse

### References

* Blust, Robert; Trussel, Stephen; et al. (2023) “*kuCu”, in the CLDF dataset from The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary (2010–), →DOI

## Makasar
### Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kutu, from Proto-Austronesian *kuCu.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: [ˈkutu]

### Noun

kutu (Lontara spelling ᨀᨘᨈᨘ)
* louse

### References

* Blust, Robert; Trussel, Stephen; et al. (2023) “*kuCu”, in the CLDF dataset from The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary (2010–), →DOI

## Malay
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈkutu/ [ˈku.t̪u]
* Rhymes: -utu
* Hyphenation: ku‧tu

### Etymology 1

From Proto-Malayic *kutu, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kutu, from Proto-Austronesian *kuCu.

#### Noun

kutu (Jawi spelling کوتو, plural kutu-kutu, informal 1st possessive kutuku, 2nd possessive kutumu, 3rd possessive kutunya)
* louse (insect)

##### Derived terms

Regular affixed derivations:
* mengutui [agent focus + causative (locative) benefactive] (meN- + -i)
* berkutu [stative / habitual] (beR-)
* berkutu-kutu [reduplication + stative / habitual] (redup + beR-)
* berkutu-kutuan [reduplication + stative / habitual + resultative / locative / collective / variety / verbal noun / fruit] (redup + beR- + -an)

##### Descendants

* → English: cootie
* Indonesian: kutu

### Etymology 2

From Tamil கூட்டு (kūṭṭu, “addition, collection, association”).

#### Noun

kutu (Jawi spelling کوتو, plural kutu-kutu, informal 1st possessive kutuku, 2nd possessive kutumu, 3rd possessive kutunya)
* cooperative association
    Synonym: sekutu
* chit fund

##### Usage notes

A kutu is specifically a group who combine and pay instalments into a common fund. Every month lots are drawn and the winner draws the entire amount for that month.

##### Derived terms

Regular affixed derivations:
* berkutu [stative / habitual] (beR-)
* sekutu [immediacy / habitual] (se-)
* menyekutukan [immediacy / habitual + agent focus + causative benefactive] (se- + meN- + -kan)
* menyekutui [immediacy / habitual + agent focus + causative (locative) benefactive] (se- + meN- + -i)
* bersekutu [immediacy / habitual + stative / habitual] (se- + beR-)
* persekutuan [immediacy / habitual + causative passive + resultative / locative / collective / variety / verbal noun / fruit] (se- + peR- + -an)
* penyekutuan [immediacy / habitual + agentive / qualitative / instrumental / abstract / measure + resultative / locative / collective / variety / verbal noun / fruit] (se- + peN- + -an)
* kesekutuan [immediacy / habitual + abstract / locative] (se- + ke-an)
Irregular affixed derivations, other derivations and compound words:
* bapa kutu
* duit kutu
* ibu kutu
* kutu beras
* kutu daun
* kutu kayu
* main kutu

##### Descendants

* Indonesian: kutu

### References

* Blust, Robert; Trussel, Stephen; et al. (2023) “*kuCu”, in the CLDF dataset from The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary (2010–), →DOI
* Pijnappel, Jan (1875) “کوتو koetoe”, in Maleisch-Hollandsch woordenboek, John Enschede en Zonen, Frederik Muller, page 92
* Wilkinson, Richard James (1901) “کوتو kutu”, in A Malay-English dictionary, Hong Kong: Kelly & Walsh limited, page 544
* Wilkinson, Richard James (1932) “kutu”, in A Malay-English dictionary (romanised), volume I, Mytilene, Greece: Salavopoulos & Kinderlis, page 631

### Further reading

* “kutu” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.
* Wilkinson, Richard James. An Abridged Malay-English Dictionary. Macmillan. 1965.

## Maori
### Etymology

From Proto-Polynesian *kutu (compare with Hawaiian ʻuku, Tahitian ʻutu, Samoan ʻutu), from Proto-Oceanic *kutu (compare with Fijian kutu), from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kutu (compare with Malay kutu, Tagalog kuto), from Proto-Austronesian *kuCu.

### Noun

kutu
* louse (insect)

#### Derived terms

* kuturere (“ukulele”)

#### See also

* riha

### References

* ↑ Tregear, Edward (1891) Maori-Polynesian Comparative Dictionary‎, Wellington, New Zealand: Lyon and Blair, page 187
* ↑ Ross Clark and Simon J. Greenhill, editors (2011), “kutu1”, in POLLEX-Online: The Polynesian Lexicon Project Online

### Further reading

* “kutu” in John C. Moorfield, Te Aka: Maori–English, English–Maori Dictionary and Index, 3rd edition, Longman/Pearson Education New Zealand, 2011, →ISBN.

## Mbati
### Noun

kutu
* cloud

### References

* LePage, Sarah Gloria (2020) "The phonology of Mbati"‎, University of North Dakota

## Michif
### Etymology

From French couteau.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /kuto/, [kuto], [koto]

### Noun

kutu m
* knife

## Niuean
### Etymology

From Proto-Polynesian *kutu (“louse”), from Proto-Oceanic *kutu, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kutu, from Proto-Austronesian *kuCu.

### Noun

kutu
* louse; flea
    Ne faala e ia e ulu ke uma e tau kutu.She removed the head lice from her hair.

### References

* “kutu” in Tohi Vagahau Niuē (Niuean Language Dictionary).
* Blust, Robert; Trussel, Stephen; et al. (2023) “*kuCu”, in the CLDF dataset from The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary (2010–), →DOI

## Rapa Nui
### Etymology

From Proto-Polynesian *kutu, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kutu, from Proto-Austronesian *kuCu.

### Noun

kutu
* louse (insect)

### References

* Blust, Robert; Trussel, Stephen; et al. (2023) “*kuCu”, in the CLDF dataset from The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary (2010–), →DOI

## Sakizaya
### Etymology

From Proto-Austronesian *kuCu.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ku.ˈtu/, [ku.ˈtu]

### Noun

kutu
* head louse; nit

## Serbo-Croatian
### Noun

kutu (Cyrillic spelling куту)
* dative/locative singular of kut

## Swahili
### Etymology

From Proto-Bantu [Term?].

### Pronunciation

* Audio (Kenya):(file)

### Noun

kutu class IX (plural kutu class X)
* rust

## Tausug
### Etymology

From Proto-Philippine *kutu, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kutu, from Proto-Austronesian *kuCu.

### Pronunciation

* (Sinūgan Parianun) IPA: /kutu/ [k̠ʊˈt̪u]
* Rhymes: -u
* Syllabification: ku‧tu

### Noun

kutu (Sulat Sūg spelling كُتُ)
* louse
    Synonym: kughak

### References

* Blust, Robert; Trussel, Stephen; et al. (2023) “*kuCu”, in the CLDF dataset from The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary (2010–), →DOI

## Tongan
### Etymology

From Proto-Polynesian *kutu, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kutu, from Proto-Austronesian *kuCu.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ku.tu/

### Noun

kutu
* louse (insect)

### References

* Blust, Robert; Trussel, Stephen; et al. (2023) “*kuCu”, in the CLDF dataset from The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary (2010–), →DOI

## Turkish
### Etymology

From Ottoman Turkish قوطی (kutu, kutı), from Greek κουτί (koutí).

### Pronunciation

* Audio:(file)

### Noun

kutu (definite accusative kutuyu, plural kutular)
* box
* (euphemistic slang) vagina
    Bana kutusunu gösterdi.She showed me her box.

#### Declension

singular
plural
nominative
kutu
kutular
definite accusative
kutuyu
kutuları
dative
kutuya
kutulara
locative
kutuda
kutularda
ablative
kutudan
kutulardan
genitive
kutunun
kutuların
Possessive forms
nominative
singular
plural
1st singular
kutum
kutularım
2nd singular
kutun
kutuların
3rd singular
kutusu
kutuları
1st plural
kutumuz
kutularımız
2nd plural
kutunuz
kutularınız
3rd plural
kutuları
kutuları
definite accusative
singular
plural
1st singular
kutumu
kutularımı
2nd singular
kutunu
kutularını
3rd singular
kutusunu
kutularını
1st plural
kutumuzu
kutularımızı
2nd plural
kutunuzu
kutularınızı
3rd plural
kutularını
kutularını
dative
singular
plural
1st singular
kutuma
kutularıma
2nd singular
kutuna
kutularına
3rd singular
kutusuna
kutularına
1st plural
kutumuza
kutularımıza
2nd plural
kutunuza
kutularınıza
3rd plural
kutularına
kutularına
locative
singular
plural
1st singular
kutumda
kutularımda
2nd singular
kutunda
kutularında
3rd singular
kutusunda
kutularında
1st plural
kutumuzda
kutularımızda
2nd plural
kutunuzda
kutularınızda
3rd plural
kutularında
kutularında
ablative
singular
plural
1st singular
kutumdan
kutularımdan
2nd singular
kutundan
kutularından
3rd singular
kutusundan
kutularından
1st plural
kutumuzdan
kutularımızdan
2nd plural
kutunuzdan
kutularınızdan
3rd plural
kutularından
kutularından
genitive
singular
plural
1st singular
kutumun
kutularımın
2nd singular
kutunun
kutularının
3rd singular
kutusunun
kutularının
1st plural
kutumuzun
kutularımızın
2nd plural
kutunuzun
kutularınızın
3rd plural
kutularının
kutularının :

## Votic
### Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *kutu.

### Pronunciation

* (Luutsa, Liivtšülä) IPA: /ˈkutu/, [ˈkutu]
* Rhymes: -utu
* Hyphenation: ku‧tu

### Noun

kutu
* spawn (eggs of an aquatic organism)

#### Inflection
### References

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

## Yakan
### Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kutu, from Proto-Austronesian *kuCu.

### Noun

kutu
* louse (insect)

### References

* Blust, Robert; Trussel, Stephen; et al. (2023) “*kuCu”, in the CLDF dataset from The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary (2010–), →DOI

## Yogad
### Etymology

From Proto-Philippine *kutu.

### Noun

kutú
* louse (insect)