kukkua

== Finnish == === Etymology === From Proto-Finnic *kukkudak, of onomatopoeic origin; compare English cuckoo, Ancient Greek κόκκυξ (kókkux), Middle Irish cuach, Sanskrit कोकिल (kokila), Latin cuculus. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈkukːuɑˣ/, [ˈkukːuɑ̝(ʔ)] Rhymes: -ukːuɑ Syllabification(key): kuk‧ku‧a Hyphenation(key): kuk‧kua === Verb === kukkua (intransitive) to cuckoo (to make the sound of a cuckoo, the bird) (colloquial) to stay awake late (from the habit of the cuckoo to sing in the night) ==== Conjugation ==== ==== Derived terms ==== === Further reading === “kukkua”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎[1] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2 July 2023 == Ingrian == === Etymology === From Proto-Finnic *kukkudak, of onomatopoeic origin. Cognates include Finnish kukkua and Estonian kukkuda. === Pronunciation === (Ala-Laukaa) IPA(key): /ˈkukːuɑ/, [ˈkukːo̞] (Soikkola) IPA(key): /ˈkukːuɑ/, [ˈkukːuɑ] Rhymes: -ukːoː, -ukːuɑ Hyphenation: kuk‧ku‧a === Verb === kukkua (intransitive) to cuckoo ==== Conjugation ==== === References === Ruben E. Nirvi (1971), Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 215 == Votic == === Etymology === From Proto-Finnic *kukkudak, of onomatopoeic origin. === Pronunciation === (Luutsa, Liivčülä) IPA(key): /ˈkukːuɑ̯/, [ˈkukːuɑ̯] Rhymes: -ukːuɑ̯ Hyphenation: kuk‧kua === Verb === kukkua (intransitive) to cuckoo ==== Inflection ==== === References === Hallap, V.; Adler, E.; Grünberg, S.; Leppik, M. (2012), “kukkua”, in Vadja keele sõnaraamat [A dictionary of the Votic language]‎[2], 2nd edition, Tallinn