naukua

== Finnish == === Etymology === From Proto-Finnic *naukudak ~ *näüküdäk; onomatopoeic. Compare Veps näukta. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈnɑu̯kuɑˣ/, [ˈnɑ̝u̯kuɑ̝(ʔ)] Rhymes: -ɑukuɑ Syllabification(key): nau‧ku‧a Hyphenation(key): nau‧kua === Verb === naukua to meow (of a cat: to make a meowing sound; by extension of anything else making a similar sound) Synonyms: maukua, miukua, moukua to whine, complain, beg or ask for something Synonyms: marista, kitistä, mankua ==== Conjugation ==== ==== Derived terms ==== === Further reading === “naukua”, 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 3 July 2023