kutu

See also: Kutu

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Maori kutu.

Noun

kutu (plural kutus)

  1. (New Zealand) A body louse.
    • 2014, Witi Ihimaera, Maori Boy: A Memoir of Childhood:
      'Yes,' Kuikui continued, 'all the cow shit from the milking, and we don't want Blondie's kutus floating in our water.'

Brunei Malay

Etymology

From Proto-Malayic *kutu, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kutu, from Proto-Austronesian *kuCu.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ku.tu/

Noun

kutu

  1. louse (insect)

References

  • Blust, Robert; Trussel, Stephen; et al. (2023) “*kuCu”, in the CLDF dataset from The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary (2010–), →DOI

Dupaningan Agta

Etymology

From Proto-Philippine *kutu, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kutu, from Proto-Austronesian *kuCu.

Noun

kutu

  1. louse

References

  • Blust, Robert; Trussel, Stephen; et al. (2023) “*kuCu”, in the CLDF dataset from The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary (2010–), →DOI

Farefare

Etymology

Cognate with Moore kutu (“iron, metal”)

Noun

kutu (variant kurgo)

  1. iron
  2. metal

Fijian

Etymology

From Proto-Central-Pacific *kutu, from Proto-Oceanic *kutu (compare with Hawaiian ʻuku, Samoan ʻutu), from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kutu (compare with Malay kutu, Tagalog kuto), from Proto-Austronesian *kuCu.

Noun

kutu

  1. louse (insect)

See also

References

  • Gatty, Ronald (2009) “kutu”, in Fijian-English Dictionary, Suva, Fiji: Ronald Gatty, →ISBN, page 129
  • Ross Clark and Simon J. Greenhill, editors (2011), “kutu1”, in “POLLEX-Online: The Polynesian Lexicon Project Online”, in Oceanic Linguistics, volume 50, number 2, pages 551-559
  • Blust, Robert; Trussel, Stephen; et al. (2023) “*kuCu”, in the CLDF dataset from The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary (2010–), →DOI

Finnish

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *kutu. Equivalent to kutea (“to spawn”) +‎ -u.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈkutu/, [ˈkut̪u]
  • Rhymes: -utu
  • Syllabification(key): ku‧tu
  • Hyphenation(key): ku‧tu

Noun

kutu

  1. spawn (eggs of an aquatic organism, such as fish or frogs)

Declension

Inflection of kutu (Kotus type 1*F/valo, t-d gradation)
nominative kutu kudut
genitive kudun kutujen
partitive kutua kutuja
illative kutuun kutuihin
singular plural
nominative kutu kudut
accusative nom. kutu kudut
gen. kudun
genitive kudun kutujen
partitive kutua kutuja
inessive kudussa kuduissa
elative kudusta kuduista
illative kutuun kutuihin
adessive kudulla kuduilla
ablative kudulta kuduilta
allative kudulle kuduille
essive kutuna kutuina
translative kuduksi kuduiksi
abessive kudutta kuduitta
instructive — kuduin
comitative See the possessive forms below.
Possessive forms of kutu (Kotus type 1*F/valo, t-d gradation)
first-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative kutuni kutuni
accusative nom. kutuni kutuni
gen. kutuni
genitive kutuni kutujeni
partitive kutuani kutujani
inessive kudussani kuduissani
elative kudustani kuduistani
illative kutuuni kutuihini
adessive kudullani kuduillani
ablative kudultani kuduiltani
allative kudulleni kuduilleni
essive kutunani kutuinani
translative kudukseni kuduikseni
abessive kuduttani kuduittani
instructive — —
comitative — kutuineni
second-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative kutusi kutusi
accusative nom. kutusi kutusi
gen. kutusi
genitive kutusi kutujesi
partitive kutuasi kutujasi
inessive kudussasi kuduissasi
elative kudustasi kuduistasi
illative kutuusi kutuihisi
adessive kudullasi kuduillasi
ablative kudultasi kuduiltasi
allative kudullesi kuduillesi
essive kutunasi kutuinasi
translative kuduksesi kuduiksesi
abessive kuduttasi kuduittasi
instructive — —
comitative — kutuinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative kutumme kutumme
accusative nom. kutumme kutumme
gen. kutumme
genitive kutumme kutujemme
partitive kutuamme kutujamme
inessive kudussamme kuduissamme
elative kudustamme kuduistamme
illative kutuumme kutuihimme
adessive kudullamme kuduillamme
ablative kudultamme kuduiltamme
allative kudullemme kuduillemme
essive kutunamme kutuinamme
translative kuduksemme kuduiksemme
abessive kuduttamme kuduittamme
instructive — —
comitative — kutuinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative kutunne kutunne
accusative nom. kutunne kutunne
gen. kutunne
genitive kutunne kutujenne
partitive kutuanne kutujanne
inessive kudussanne kuduissanne
elative kudustanne kuduistanne
illative kutuunne kutuihinne
adessive kudullanne kuduillanne
ablative kudultanne kuduiltanne
allative kudullenne kuduillenne
essive kutunanne kutuinanne
translative kuduksenne kuduiksenne
abessive kuduttanne kuduittanne
instructive — —
comitative — kutuinenne
third-person possessor
singular plural
nominative kutunsa kutunsa
accusative nom. kutunsa kutunsa
gen. kutunsa
genitive kutunsa kutujensa
partitive kutuaan
kutuansa 		kutujaan
kutujansa
inessive kudussaan
kudussansa 		kuduissaan
kuduissansa
elative kudustaan
kudustansa 		kuduistaan
kuduistansa
illative kutuunsa kutuihinsa
adessive kudullaan
kudullansa 		kuduillaan
kuduillansa
ablative kudultaan
kudultansa 		kuduiltaan
kuduiltansa
allative kudulleen
kudullensa 		kuduilleen
kuduillensa
essive kutunaan
kutunansa 		kutuinaan
kutuinansa
translative kudukseen
kuduksensa 		kuduikseen
kuduiksensa
abessive kuduttaan
kuduttansa 		kuduittaan
kuduittansa
instructive — —
comitative — kutuineen
kutuinensa

Derived terms

compounds

Further reading

Anagrams

Indonesian

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Indonesian) IPA(key): /ˈkutu/ [ˈku.t̪u]
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -utu
  • Syllabification: ku‧tu

Etymology 1

Inherited from Malay kutu, from Proto-Malayic *kutu, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kutu, from Proto-Austronesian *kuCu.

Noun

kutu (plural kutu-kutu)

  1. louse (insect)
Derived terms

Etymology 2

From Malay kutu, from Tamil கூட்டு (kūṭṭu, “companionship, fellowship, friendship”).

Noun

kutu (plural kutu-kutu)

  1. (obsolete) business association
    Synonym: sekutu
Derived terms

References

  • Blust, Robert; Trussel, Stephen; et al. (2023) “*kuCu”, in the CLDF dataset from The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary (2010–), →DOI

Further reading

Ingrian

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *kutu. Cognates include Finnish kutu and Estonian kudu.

Pronunciation

Noun

kutu

  1. spawn (eggs of frogs or fish)

Declension

Declension of kutu (type 4/koivu, t- gradation, gemination)
singular plural
nominative kutu kuut
genitive kuun kuttuin, kutuloin
partitive kuttua kutuja, kutuloja
illative kuttuu kuttui, kutuloihe
inessive kuus kuuis, kutulois
elative kuust kuuist, kutuloist
allative kuulle kuuille, kutuloille
adessive kuul kuuil, kutuloil
ablative kuult kuuilt, kutuloilt
translative kuuks kuuiks, kutuloiks
essive kutunna, kuttuun kutuinna, kutuloinna, kuttuin, kutuloin
exessive1) kutunt kutuint, kutuloint
1) obsolete
*) the accusative corresponds with either the genitive (sg) or nominative (pl)
**) the comitative is formed by adding the suffix -ka? or -kä? to the genitive.

Derived terms

See also

References

  • Ruben E. Nirvi (1971) Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 211

Kapampangan

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-Philippine *kutu, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kutu, from Proto-Austronesian *kuCu.

Noun

kútu

  1. louse

References

  • Blust, Robert; Trussel, Stephen; et al. (2023) “*kuCu”, in the CLDF dataset from The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary (2010–), →DOI

Limos Kalinga

Etymology

From Proto-Philippine *kutu, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kutu, from Proto-Austronesian *kuCu.

Noun

kutu

  1. louse

References

  • Blust, Robert; Trussel, Stephen; et al. (2023) “*kuCu”, in the CLDF dataset from The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary (2010–), →DOI

Maguindanao

Etymology

From Proto-Philippine *kutu, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kutu, from Proto-Austronesian *kuCu.

Noun

kutu

  1. louse

References

  • Blust, Robert; Trussel, Stephen; et al. (2023) “*kuCu”, in the CLDF dataset from The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary (2010–), →DOI

Makasar

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kutu, from Proto-Austronesian *kuCu.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈkutu]

Noun

kutu (Lontara spelling ᨀᨘᨈᨘ)

  1. louse

References

  • Blust, Robert; Trussel, Stephen; et al. (2023) “*kuCu”, in the CLDF dataset from The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary (2010–), →DOI

Malay

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈkutu/ [ˈku.t̪u]
  • Rhymes: -utu
  • Hyphenation: ku‧tu

Etymology 1

From Proto-Malayic *kutu, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kutu, from Proto-Austronesian *kuCu.

Noun

kutu (Jawi spelling کوتو, plural kutu-kutu)

  1. louse (insect)
Derived terms
Affixed terms and other derivations

Regular affixed derivations:

  • mengutui [agent focus + causative (locative) benefactive] (meN- + -i)
  • berkutu [stative / habitual] (beR-)
  • berkutu-kutu [reduplication + stative / habitual] (redup + beR-)
  • berkutu-kutuan [reduplication + stative / habitual + resultative / locative / collective / variety / verbal noun / fruit] (redup + beR- + -an)
Descendants
  • → English: cootie
  • Indonesian: kutu

Etymology 2

From Tamil கூட்டு (kūṭṭu, “addition, collection, association”).

Noun

kutu (Jawi spelling کوتو, plural kutu-kutu)

  1. cooperative association
    Synonym: sekutu
  2. chit fund
Usage notes

A kutu is specifically a group who combine and pay instalments into a common fund. Every month lots are drawn and the winner draws the entire amount for that month.

Derived terms
Affixed terms and other derivations

Regular affixed derivations:

  • berkutu [stative / habitual] (beR-)
  • sekutu [immediacy / habitual] (se-)
  • menyekutukan [immediacy / habitual + agent focus + causative benefactive] (se- + meN- + -kan)
  • menyekutui [immediacy / habitual + agent focus + causative (locative) benefactive] (se- + meN- + -i)
  • bersekutu [immediacy / habitual + stative / habitual] (se- + beR-)
  • persekutuan [immediacy / habitual + causative passive + resultative / locative / collective / variety / verbal noun / fruit] (se- + peR- + -an)
  • penyekutuan [immediacy / habitual + agentive / qualitative / instrumental / abstract / measure + resultative / locative / collective / variety / verbal noun / fruit] (se- + peN- + -an)
  • kesekutuan [immediacy / habitual + abstract / locative] (se- + ke-an)

Irregular affixed derivations, other derivations and compound words:

  • bapa kutu
  • duit kutu
  • ibu kutu
  • kutu beras
  • kutu daun
  • kutu kayu
  • main kutu
Descendants

References

  • Blust, Robert; Trussel, Stephen; et al. (2023) “*kuCu”, in the CLDF dataset from The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary (2010–), →DOI
  • Pijnappel, Jan (1875) “کوتو koetoe”, in Maleisch-Hollandsch woordenboek, John Enschede en Zonen, Frederik Muller, page 92
  • Wilkinson, Richard James (1901) “کوتو kutu”, in A Malay-English dictionary, Hong Kong: Kelly & Walsh limited, page 544
  • Wilkinson, Richard James (1932) “kutu”, in A Malay-English dictionary (romanised), volume I, Mytilene, Greece: Salavopoulos & Kinderlis, page 631

Further reading

  • “kutu” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.
  • Wilkinson, Richard James. An Abridged Malay-English Dictionary. Macmillan. 1965.

Maori

Etymology

From Proto-Polynesian *kutu (compare with Hawaiian ʻuku, Tahitian ʻutu, Samoan ʻutu), from Proto-Oceanic *kutu (compare with Fijian kutu), from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kutu (compare with Malay kutu, Tagalog kuto), from Proto-Austronesian *kuCu.[1][2]

Noun

kutu

  1. louse (insect)

Derived terms

  • kuturere (“ukulele”)

See also

References

  1. ^ Tregear, Edward (1891) Maori-Polynesian Comparative Dictionary‎[1], Wellington, New Zealand: Lyon and Blair, page 187
  2. ^ Ross Clark and Simon J. Greenhill, editors (2011), “kutu1”, in “POLLEX-Online: The Polynesian Lexicon Project Online”, in Oceanic Linguistics, volume 50, number 2, pages 551-559

Further reading

  • “kutu” in John C. Moorfield, Te Aka: Maori–English, English–Maori Dictionary and Index, 3rd edition, Longman/Pearson Education New Zealand, 2011, →ISBN.

Mbati

Noun

kutu

  1. cloud

References

  • LePage, Sarah Gloria (2020) "The phonology of Mbati"‎[3], University of North Dakota

Michif

Etymology

From French couteau.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kuto/, [kuto], [koto]

Noun

kutu m

  1. knife

Moore

Noun

kutu

  1. iron, metal

Niuean

Etymology

From Proto-Polynesian *kutu (“louse”), from Proto-Oceanic *kutu, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kutu, from Proto-Austronesian *kuCu.

Noun

kutu

  1. louse; flea
    Ne faala e ia e ulu ke uma e tau kutu.
    She removed the head lice from her hair.

References

  • “kutu” in Tohi Vagahau Niuē (Niuean Language Dictionary).
  • Blust, Robert; Trussel, Stephen; et al. (2023) “*kuCu”, in the CLDF dataset from The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary (2010–), →DOI

Rapa Nui

Etymology

From Proto-Polynesian *kutu, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kutu, from Proto-Austronesian *kuCu.

Noun

kutu

  1. louse (insect)

References

  • Blust, Robert; Trussel, Stephen; et al. (2023) “*kuCu”, in the CLDF dataset from The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary (2010–), →DOI

Sakizaya

Etymology

From Proto-Austronesian *kuCu.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ku.ˈtu/, [ku.ˈtu]

Noun

kutu

  1. head louse; nit

Serbo-Croatian

Noun

kutu (Cyrillic spelling куту)

  1. dative/locative singular of kut

Swahili

Etymology

From Proto-Bantu [Term?].

Pronunciation

Noun

kutu class IX (plural kutu class X)

  1. rust

Tausug

Etymology

From Proto-Philippine *kutu, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kutu, from Proto-Austronesian *kuCu.

Pronunciation

  • (Sinūgan Parianun) IPA(key): /kutu/ [k̠ʊˈt̪u]
  • Rhymes: -u
  • Syllabification: ku‧tu

Noun

kutu (Sulat Sūg spelling كُتُ)

  1. louse
    Synonym: kughak

References

  • Blust, Robert; Trussel, Stephen; et al. (2023) “*kuCu”, in the CLDF dataset from The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary (2010–), →DOI

Tongan

Etymology

From Proto-Polynesian *kutu, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kutu, from Proto-Austronesian *kuCu.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ku.tu/

Noun

kutu

  1. louse (insect)

References

  • Blust, Robert; Trussel, Stephen; et al. (2023) “*kuCu”, in the CLDF dataset from The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary (2010–), →DOI

Turkish

Etymology

From Ottoman Turkish قوطی (kutu, kutı), from Greek κουτί (koutí).

Pronunciation

  • Audio:(file)

Noun

kutu (definite accusative kutuyu, plural kutular)

  1. box
  2. (euphemistic slang) vagina
    Bana kutusunu gösterdi.
    She showed me her box.

Declension

Declension of kutu
singular plural
nominative kutu kutular
definite accusative kutuyu kutuları
dative kutuya kutulara
locative kutuda kutularda
ablative kutudan kutulardan
genitive kutunun kutuların
Possessive forms
nominative
singular plural
1st singular kutum kutularım
2nd singular kutun kutuların
3rd singular kutusu kutuları
1st plural kutumuz kutularımız
2nd plural kutunuz kutularınız
3rd plural kutuları kutuları
definite accusative
singular plural
1st singular kutumu kutularımı
2nd singular kutunu kutularını
3rd singular kutusunu kutularını
1st plural kutumuzu kutularımızı
2nd plural kutunuzu kutularınızı
3rd plural kutularını kutularını
dative
singular plural
1st singular kutuma kutularıma
2nd singular kutuna kutularına
3rd singular kutusuna kutularına
1st plural kutumuza kutularımıza
2nd plural kutunuza kutularınıza
3rd plural kutularına kutularına
locative
singular plural
1st singular kutumda kutularımda
2nd singular kutunda kutularında
3rd singular kutusunda kutularında
1st plural kutumuzda kutularımızda
2nd plural kutunuzda kutularınızda
3rd plural kutularında kutularında
ablative
singular plural
1st singular kutumdan kutularımdan
2nd singular kutundan kutularından
3rd singular kutusundan kutularından
1st plural kutumuzdan kutularımızdan
2nd plural kutunuzdan kutularınızdan
3rd plural kutularından kutularından
genitive
singular plural
1st singular kutumun kutularımın
2nd singular kutunun kutularının
3rd singular kutusunun kutularının
1st plural kutumuzun kutularımızın
2nd plural kutunuzun kutularınızın
3rd plural kutularının kutularının

Votic

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *kutu.

Pronunciation

  • (Luutsa, Liivtšülä) IPA(key): /ˈkutu/, [ˈkutu]
  • Rhymes: -utu
  • Hyphenation: ku‧tu

Noun

kutu

  1. spawn (eggs of an aquatic organism)

Inflection

Declension of kutu (type II/võrkko, t- gradation)
singular plural
nominative kutu kuud
genitive kuu kutujõ, kutui
partitive kuttua kutuitõ, kutui
illative kuttusõ, kuttu kutuisõ
inessive kuuz kutuiz
elative kuussõ kutuissõ
allative kuulõ kutuilõ
adessive kuullõ kutuillõ
ablative kuultõ kutuiltõ
translative kuussi kutuissi
*) the accusative corresponds with either the genitive (sg) or nominative (pl)
**) the terminative is formed by adding the suffix -ssaa to the short illative (sg) or the genitive.
***) the comitative is formed by adding the suffix -ka to the genitive.

References

  • Hallap, V., Adler, E., Grünberg, S., Leppik, M. (2012) “kutu”, in Vadja keele sõnaraamat [A dictionary of the Votic language], 2nd edition, Tallinn

Yakan

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kutu, from Proto-Austronesian *kuCu.

Noun

kutu

  1. louse (insect)

References

  • Blust, Robert; Trussel, Stephen; et al. (2023) “*kuCu”, in the CLDF dataset from The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary (2010–), →DOI

Yogad

Etymology

From Proto-Philippine *kutu.

Noun

kutú

  1. louse (insect)
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