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See also: Kukko

Finnish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈkukːo/, [ˈkukːo̞]
  • Rhymes: -ukːo
  • Syllabification(key): kuk‧ko
  • Hyphenation(key): kuk‧ko

Etymology 1

    From Proto-Finnic *kukkoi, derived from a borrowing from Proto-Germanic *kukkaz (cock, rooster).

    Noun

    kukko

    1. cock, rooster (male chicken)
      Coordinate term: kana
    Declension
    More information nominative, genitive ...
    More information first-person singular possessor, singular ...
    Derived terms

    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

      1. any of the traditional types of foods baked inside a loaf of bread, particularly common in Eastern Finland
      Declension
      More information nominative, genitive ...
      More information first-person singular possessor, singular ...
      Derived terms

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      Ingrian

      Etymology

      From Proto-Finnic *kukkoi. Cognates include Finnish kukko and Estonian kukk.

      Pronunciation

      • (Ala-Laukaa) IPA(key): /ˈkukːo/, [ˈkukːŏ̞̥]
      • (Soikkola) IPA(key): /ˈkukːoi̯/, [ˈkukːo̞i̯]
      • Rhymes: -ukːo, -ukːoi̯
      • Hyphenation: kuk‧ko

      Noun

      kukko

      1. rooster

      Declension

      More information Declension of (type 4/koivu, kk-k gradation), singular ...

      Coordinate terms

      Derived terms

      References

      • V. I. Junus (1936), Iƶoran Keelen Grammatikka, Leningrad: Riikin Ucebno-pedagogiceskoi Izdateljstva, page 23
      • Ruben E. Nirvi (1971), Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 215
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      Karelian

      Etymology 1

      More information North Karelian (Viena), South Karelian (Tver) ...

      From Proto-Finnic *kukkoi. Cognates include Finnish kukko and Estonian kukk.

      Pronunciation

      • IPA(key): /ˈkukːo/
      • Hyphenation: kuk‧ko

      Noun

      kukko (genitive kukon, partitive kukkuo)

      1. rooster
      2. A type of pie.
      Declension
      More information Viena Karelian declension of kukko (type 1/tyttö, kk-k gradation), singular ...
      More information Tver Karelian declension of kukko (type 1/tyttö kk-k gradation), singular ...
      More information Possessive forms of, 1st person ...

      Etymology 2

      More information North Karelian (Viena), South Karelian (Tver) ...

      Borrowed from Russian кукиш (kukiš). Probably influenced by Etymology 1.

      Pronunciation

      • IPA(key): /ˈkukːo/
      • Hyphenation: kuk‧ko

      Noun

      kukko (genitive kukon, partitive kukkoa)

      1. A rude gesture of fist and a thumb stuck between the index and middle fingers.
      Declension
      More information Viena Karelian declension of kukko (type 1/tyttö, kk-k gradation), singular ...
      More information Tver Karelian declension of kukko (type 1/tyttö kk-k gradation), singular ...
      More information Possessive forms of, 1st person ...

      References

      • A. V. Punzhina (1994), “kukko”, in Словарь карельского языка (тверские говоры) [Dictionary of the Karelian language (Tver dialects)], →ISBN
      • P. M. Zaykov et al. (2015), “петух”, in Venäjä-Viena Šanakirja [Russian-Viena Karelian Dictionary], →ISBN
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      Votic

      Alternative forms

      Etymology

      From Proto-Finnic *kukkoi.

      Pronunciation

      Noun

      kukko

      1. rooster, cock

      Inflection

      More information Declension of (type II/võrkko, kk-k gradation), singular ...

      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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