picu

See also: PICU and piču

Asturian

Noun

picu m (plural picos)

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

Indonesian

Etymology

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
  • IPA(key): /pit͡ʃu/
  • Hyphenation: pi‧cu
  • Rhymes: -t͡ʃu, -u

Noun

picu (plural picu-picu, first-person possessive picuku, second-person possessive picumu, third-person possessive picunya)

  1. trigger

Derived terms
  • memicu
  • pemicu
  • terpicu

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

Further reading

Latvian

Noun

picu f

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

Pali

Alternative forms
Alternative forms
  • 𑀧𑀺𑀘𑀼 (Brahmi script)
  • पिचु (Devanagari script)
  • পিচু (Bengali script)
  • පිචු (Sinhalese script)
  • ပိစု or ပိၸု (Burmese script)
  • ปิจุ (Thai script)
  • ᨷᩥᨧᩩ (Tai Tham script)
  • ປິຈຸ (Lao script)
  • បិចុ (Khmer script)
  • 𑄛𑄨𑄌𑄪 (Chakma script)

Noun

picu m[1]

  1. cotton[1]
    Synonyms: kappāsa, tūla

Declension
Declension table of "picu" (masculine)
Case \ NumberSingularPlural
Nominative (first)picupicavo or picū
Accusative (second)picuṃpicavo or picū
Instrumental (third)picunāpicūhi or picūbhi
Dative (fourth)picussa or picunopicūnaṃ
Ablative (fifth)picusmā or picumhāpicūhi or picūbhi
Genitive (sixth)picussa or picunopicūnaṃ
Locative (seventh)picusmiṃ or picumhipicūsu
Vocative (calling)picupicave or picavo

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

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

Polish

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈpi.t͡su/
  • Rhymes: -it͡su
  • Syllabification: pi‧cu

Noun

picu m inan

  1. genitive/locative/vocative singular of pic

Serbo-Croatian

Noun

picu

  1. accusative singular of pica
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