kukawa
Lower Sorbian
editEtymology
editFrom a derivative of Proto-Slavic *kukъ (“cuckoo”), of imitative origin. Cognate with Upper Sorbian kokula, Polish kukułka, Czech kukačka, Serbo-Croatian kȕkavica, and Russian куку́шка (kukúška).
Pronunciation
editNoun
editkukawa f animal (diminutive kukawka)
Declension
editDeclension of kukawa
Further reading
edit- Muka, Arnošt (1921, 1928) “kukawa”, in Słownik dolnoserbskeje rěcy a jeje narěcow (in German), St. Petersburg, Prague: ОРЯС РАН, ČAVU; Reprinted Bautzen: Domowina-Verlag, 2008
- Starosta, Manfred (1999) “kukawa”, in Dolnoserbsko-nimski słownik / Niedersorbisch-deutsches Wörterbuch (in German), Bautzen: Domowina-Verlag
Swahili
editPronunciation
editVerb
editkukawa (verbal noun of the ku class)
- infinitive of -kawa