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kukko
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See also: Kukko
Finnish
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
From Proto-Finnic *kukkoi, derived from a borrowing from Proto-Germanic *kukkaz (“cock, rooster”).
Noun
kukko
Declension
Derived terms
compounds
- aapiskukko
- ankkakukko
- fasaanikukko
- hanhikukko
- kalkkunakukko
- karikukko
- Kukkohovi
- kukkokello
- kukkopilli
- kukkopoika
- kukkopoikanen
- kukkotappelu
- kukonaskel
- kukonharja
- kukonheltta
- kukonkannus
- kukonlaulu
- kukonpoika
- kukonpoikanen
- liljakukko
- metsokukko
- pääsiäiskukko
- riekkokukko
- riikinkukko
- salvokukko
- salvukukko
- savikukko
- suokukko
- taistelukukko
- tappelukukko
- teerikukko
- tuulikukko
- viljakukko
Etymology 2
Multiple theories:
- a borrowing from Middle Low German kûke (“cake”)
- related to kukku and kukkula (“hill”), e.g. "round thing"
- shortened form of kukkaro (“purse”)
- related to kukko (etymology 1): this theory is not semantically convincing
Noun
kukko
- any of the traditional types of foods baked inside a loaf of bread, particularly common in Eastern Finland
Declension
Derived terms
Further reading
- “kukko”, 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 1 January 2024
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Ingrian
Etymology
From Proto-Finnic *kukkoi. Cognates include Finnish kukko and Estonian kukk.
Pronunciation
Noun
kukko
Declension
Coordinate terms
- kana (“hen”)
Derived terms
References
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Karelian
Etymology 1
From Proto-Finnic *kukkoi. Cognates include Finnish kukko and Estonian kukk.
Pronunciation
Noun
kukko (genitive kukon, partitive kukkuo)
Declension
Etymology 2
Borrowed from Russian кукиш (kukiš). Probably influenced by Etymology 1.
Pronunciation
Noun
kukko (genitive kukon, partitive kukkoa)
- A rude gesture of fist and a thumb stuck between the index and middle fingers.
Declension
References
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Votic
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Proto-Finnic *kukkoi.
Pronunciation
Noun
kukko
Inflection
References
- Hallap, V.; Adler, E.; Grünberg, S.; Leppik, M. (2012), “kukko”, in Vadja keele sõnaraamat [A dictionary of the Votic language], 2nd edition, Tallinn
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