kotkodács

Hungarian

Etymology

An onomatopoeia.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈkotkodaːt͡ʃ]
• Hyphenation: kot‧ko‧dács
• Rhymes: -aːt͡ʃ

Interjection

kotkodács

1. cluck (imitative of the sound made by a hen, especially when brooding, or calling her chicks)

   Synonym: kot

   Kot-kot-kot-kot-kotkodács, minden napra egy tojás! (nursery rhyme) ― Cluck, cluck, an egg for every day!

   • (Can we date this quote?), Csanádi Imre, Hangverseny (Concert)‎^[1]:

     Tyúk mondja: kotkodács! / Ha koplaltatsz, nincs tojás!

     The hen says: Cluck! / If you starve me, no more eggs!

See also

• kotkodácsol
• kotkodál