cuku

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See also: cūku

Czech[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

cuku

  1. genitive/dative/vocative/locative singular of cuk

Hausa[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Unclear; if indeed shortened from earlier cukumā̀r̃ā̀, then plausibly a borrowing from Tuareg, e.g. Tawellemmet šikomaren, plural form of tăkommart (“cheese”).

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /t͡ʃú.kúː/
    • (Standard Kano Hausa) IPA(key): [t͡ʃɪ́.kʷúː]

Noun[edit]

cukū m (possessed form cukun)

  1. cheese

Alternative forms[edit]

References[edit]

  • Kossmann, Maarten (2005) Berber Loanwords in Hausa (Berber Studies; 12), Köln: Rüdiger Köppe Verlag, →ISBN, →ISSN

Volapük[edit]

Noun[edit]

cuku

  1. predicative singular of cuk
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