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picu

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See also: PICU and piču

Asturian

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Noun

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picu m (plural picos)

  1. beak
  2. peak
  3. bit, little bit

Indonesian

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Etymology

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From Malay picu, from Portuguese [Term?][1] pico, picar (to provoke), from Vulgar Latin *pīccāre (to puncture), itself from *pīccus (woodpecker), variant of Latin pīcus, or of onomatopoeic origin.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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picu (plural picu-picu)

  1. trigger

Derived terms

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References

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  1. ^ James Sneddon (2003) The Indonesian language: its history and role in modern society, Sydney: University of New South Wales Press, →ISBN

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Latvian

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Noun

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picu f

  1. inflection of pica:
    1. accusative/instrumental singular
    2. genitive plural

Pali

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Alternative forms

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Noun

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picu m[1]

  1. cotton[1]
    Synonyms: kappāsa, tūla

Declension

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References

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  1. 1.0 1.1 Childers, Robert Caesar, Dictionary of the Päli language, London: Trübner & Company, 1875, page 383.

Further reading

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  • Pali Text Society (1921–1925) “picu”, in Pali-English Dictionary‎, London: Chipstead

Polish

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Pronunciation

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Noun

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picu m inan

  1. genitive/locative/vocative singular of pic

Serbo-Croatian

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Noun

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picu

  1. accusative singular of pica