kukkokiekuu
Finnish
Etymology
Onomatopoeic, but also has a literal meaning "the cock crows", from kukko (“cock”) and kiekuu, third person singular present indicative of kiekua (“to crow; make a cock-a-doodle-doo”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈkukːoˌkie̯kuː/, [ˈkukːo̞ˌk̟ie̞̯kuː]
- Rhymes: -iekuː
- Syllabification(key): kuk‧ko‧kie‧kuu
Further reading
- “kukkokiekuu”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-02
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