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kukkua.

to cuckoo (to make the sound of a cuckoo, the bird)

6 characters2 syllables approx.Suomi language

Meaning & usage

verb/ˈkukːuɑˣ/[ˈkukːuɑ̝(ʔ)]
  1. to cuckoo (to make the sound of a cuckoo, the bird)

    intransitive
  2. to stay awake late (from the habit of the cuckoo to sing in the night)

    colloquial · intransitive
Where this word comes from

From Proto-Finnic *kukkudak, of onomatopoeic origin; compare English cuckoo, Ancient Greek κόκκυξ (kókkux), Middle Irish cuach, Sanskrit कोकिल (kokila), Latin cuculus.

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