Kukuuk

Saterland Frisian

Etymology

From Old Frisian [Term?], from Proto-West Germanic [Term?], in any case ultimately of imitative origin. Cognates include West Frisian koekoek, German Kuckuck and Dutch koekoek.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈkukuk/
  • Hyphenation: Ku‧kuuk
  • Rhymes: -ukuk

Noun

Kukuuk m (plural Kukuke)

  1. cuckoo

References

  • Marron C. Fort (2015) “Kukuuk”, in Saterfriesisches Wörterbuch mit einer phonologischen und grammatischen Übersicht, Buske, →ISBN
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