cuku

See also: cūku

Czech

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈt͡suku]

Noun

cuku

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

Hausa

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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

Noun

cukū m (possessed form cukun)

1. cheese

Alternative forms

• cukwī

References

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

Volapük

Noun

cuku

1. predicative singular of cuk