kukkokiekuu

Finnish

Etymology

Onomatopoeic, but also has a literal meaning "the cock crows", from kukko (“cock”) and kiekuu, third person singular present indicative of kiekua (“to crow; make a cock-a-doodle-doo”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈkukːoˌkie̯kuː/, [ˈkukːo̞ˌk̟ie̞̯kuː]
  • Rhymes: -iekuː
  • Syllabification(key): kuk‧ko‧kie‧kuu
  • Hyphenation(key): kukko‧kiekuu

Interjection

kukkokiekuu

  1. cock-a-doodle-doo

Further reading

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