kukawa

Lower Sorbian

kukawa

Etymology

From a derivative of Proto-Slavic *kukъ (cuckoo), of imitative origin. Cognate with Upper Sorbian kokula, Polish kukułka, Czech kukačka, Serbo-Croatian kȕkavica, and Russian куку́шка (kukúška).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈkukawa/

Noun

kukawa f (diminutive kukawka)

  1. cuckoo (Cuculus canorus)

Declension

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