(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
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 Indonesia, 2016.
Javanese
Alternative forms
Carakan: ꦏꦸꦏꦸ
Roman: koekoe(dated)
Etymology
From Old Javanesekuku.
Noun
kuku (krama ngokokuku, krama inggilkanaka)
(anatomy) nail
References
The Linguistic Center of Yogyakarta (2015) “kuku”, in Kamus Basa Jawa (Bausastra Jawa) [Javanese Language Dictionary (Javanese Dictionary)] (in Javanese), Yogyakarta: Kanisius, →ISBN
Kapampangan
Pronunciation
IPA(key): /ˈkukuʔ/, [ˈkuː.xuʔ]
Hyphenation: ku‧ku
Noun
kúkû
cough
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.
kuku in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
kuku in Polish dictionaries at PWN
Serbo-Croatian
Etymology 1
Onomatopoeic.
Pronunciation
IPA(key): /kûkuː/
Hyphenation: ku‧ku
Interjection
kȕkū (Cyrillic spellingку̏кӯ)
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 spellingкуку)
dative/locative singular of kuk
Noun
kuku (Cyrillic spellingкуку)
accusative singular of kuka
References
“kuku” in Hrvatski jezični portal
Sranan Tongo
Etymology
Borrowed from Dutchkoek.
Noun
kuku
cake, pastry
Sundanese
Romanization
kuku
Romanization of ᮊᮥᮊᮥ
Swahili
Etymology
From *nkʊ́kʊ́, a variant of Common Bantu*nkókó.
Pronunciation
Noun
kuku (n class, pluralkuku)
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(key): [kuˈku]
Noun
kuku (definite accusativekukuyu, pluralkukular)
(child talk) female genitalia, vagina
Declension
See also
vajina
am (vulgar, very rude)
amcık (vulgar, very rude)
Ye'kwana
Pronunciation
IPA(key): [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[1], Santa Barbara: University of California, pages 239–240