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kutu

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See also: Kutu

English

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Etymology

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From Maori [Term?].

Noun

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kutu (plural kutus)

  1. (New Zealand) A body louse.
    • 2014, Witi Ihimaera, Maori Boy: A Memoir of Childhood:
      'Yes,' Kuikui continued, 'all the cow shit from the milking, and we don't want Blondie's kutus floating in our water.'

Brunei Malay

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Etymology

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From Proto-Malayic *kutu.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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kutu

  1. louse (insect)

Dupaningan Agta

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Etymology

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From Proto-Philippine *kutu.

Noun

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kutu

  1. louse

Farefare

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Etymology

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Cognate with Moore kutu (iron, metal)

Noun

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kutu (variant kurgo)

  1. iron
  2. metal

Fijian

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Etymology

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From Proto-Central-Pacific *kutu, from Proto-Oceanic *kutu (compare with Hawaiian ʻuku, Samoan ʻutu), from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kutu (compare with Malay kutu, Tagalog kuto), from Proto-Austronesian *kuCu.

Noun

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kutu

  1. louse (insect)

See also

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References

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  • Gatty, Ronald (2009) “kutu”, in Fijian-English Dictionary, Suva, Fiji: Ronald Gatty, →ISBN, page 129
  • Ross Clark and Simon J. Greenhill, editors (2011), “kutu1”, in POLLEX-Online: The Polynesian Lexicon Project Online

Finnish

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Etymology

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From Proto-Finnic *kutu. Equivalent to kutea (to spawn) +‎ -u.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈkutu/, [ˈkut̪u]
  • Rhymes: -utu
  • Hyphenation(key): ku‧tu

Noun

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kutu

  1. spawn (eggs of an aquatic organism, such as fish or frogs)

Declension

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Inflection of kutu (Kotus type 1*F/valo, t-d gradation)
nominative kutu kudut
genitive kudun kutujen
partitive kutua kutuja
illative kutuun kutuihin
singular plural
nominative kutu kudut
accusative nom. kutu kudut
gen. kudun
genitive kudun kutujen
partitive kutua kutuja
inessive kudussa kuduissa
elative kudusta kuduista
illative kutuun kutuihin
adessive kudulla kuduilla
ablative kudulta kuduilta
allative kudulle kuduille
essive kutuna kutuina
translative kuduksi kuduiksi
abessive kudutta kuduitta
instructive kuduin
comitative See the possessive forms below.
Possessive forms of kutu (Kotus type 1*F/valo, t-d gradation)
first-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative kutuni kutuni
accusative nom. kutuni kutuni
gen. kutuni
genitive kutuni kutujeni
partitive kutuani kutujani
inessive kudussani kuduissani
elative kudustani kuduistani
illative kutuuni kutuihini
adessive kudullani kuduillani
ablative kudultani kuduiltani
allative kudulleni kuduilleni
essive kutunani kutuinani
translative kudukseni kuduikseni
abessive kuduttani kuduittani
instructive
comitative kutuineni
second-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative kutusi kutusi
accusative nom. kutusi kutusi
gen. kutusi
genitive kutusi kutujesi
partitive kutuasi kutujasi
inessive kudussasi kuduissasi
elative kudustasi kuduistasi
illative kutuusi kutuihisi
adessive kudullasi kuduillasi
ablative kudultasi kuduiltasi
allative kudullesi kuduillesi
essive kutunasi kutuinasi
translative kuduksesi kuduiksesi
abessive kuduttasi kuduittasi
instructive
comitative kutuinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative kutumme kutumme
accusative nom. kutumme kutumme
gen. kutumme
genitive kutumme kutujemme
partitive kutuamme kutujamme
inessive kudussamme kuduissamme
elative kudustamme kuduistamme
illative kutuumme kutuihimme
adessive kudullamme kuduillamme
ablative kudultamme kuduiltamme
allative kudullemme kuduillemme
essive kutunamme kutuinamme
translative kuduksemme kuduiksemme
abessive kuduttamme kuduittamme
instructive
comitative kutuinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative kutunne kutunne
accusative nom. kutunne kutunne
gen. kutunne
genitive kutunne kutujenne
partitive kutuanne kutujanne
inessive kudussanne kuduissanne
elative kudustanne kuduistanne
illative kutuunne kutuihinne
adessive kudullanne kuduillanne
ablative kudultanne kuduiltanne
allative kudullenne kuduillenne
essive kutunanne kutuinanne
translative kuduksenne kuduiksenne
abessive kuduttanne kuduittanne
instructive
comitative kutuinenne

Derived terms

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compounds

Further reading

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Anagrams

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Indonesian

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [ˈku.tu]
  • Hyphenation: ku‧tu
  • Audio:(file)

Etymology 1

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From Malay kutu.

Noun

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kutu (first-person possessive kutuku, second-person possessive kutumu, third-person possessive kutunya)

  1. louse (insect)
Derived terms
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Etymology 2

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From Malay kutu, from Tamil கூட்டு (kūṭṭu, companionship, fellowship, friendship).

Noun

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kutu (first-person possessive kutuku, second-person possessive kutumu, third-person possessive kutunya)

  1. (obsolete) business association.
    Synonym: sekutu
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Further reading

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Ingrian

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Kuttua.

Etymology

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From Proto-Finnic *kutu. Cognates include Finnish kutu and Estonian kudu.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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kutu

  1. spawn (eggs of frogs or fish)

Declension

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Declension of kutu (type 4/koivu, t- gradation, gemination)
singular plural
nominative kutu kuut
genitive kuun kuttuin, kutuloin
partitive kuttua kutuja, kutuloja
illative kuttuu kuttui, kutuloihe
inessive kuus kuuis, kutulois
elative kuust kuuist, kutuloist
allative kuulle kuuille, kutuloille
adessive kuul kuuil, kutuloil
ablative kuult kuuilt, kutuloilt
translative kuuks kuuiks, kutuloiks
essive kutunna, kuttuun kutuinna, kutuloinna, kuttuin, kutuloin
exessive1) kutunt kutuint, kutuloint
1) obsolete
*) the accusative corresponds with either the genitive (sg) or nominative (pl)
**) the comitative is formed by adding the suffix -ka? or -kä? to the genitive.

Derived terms

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See also

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References

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  • Ruben E. Nirvi (1971) Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 211

Kapampangan

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Proto-Philippine *kutu.

Noun

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kútu

  1. louse

Limos Kalinga

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Etymology

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From Proto-Philippine *kutu.

Noun

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kutu

  1. louse

Maguindanao

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Etymology

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From Proto-Philippine *kutu.

Noun

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kutu

  1. louse

Makasar

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Etymology

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From Proto-South Sulawesi *kutu.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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kutu (Lontara spelling ᨀᨘᨈᨘ)

  1. louse

Malay

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Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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From Proto-Malayic *kutu, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kutu, from Proto-Austronesian *kuCu.

Noun

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kutu (Jawi spelling کوتو, plural kutu-kutu, informal 1st possessive kutuku, 2nd possessive kutumu, 3rd possessive kutunya)

  1. louse (insect)
Derived terms
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Descendants
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  • English: cootie
  • Indonesian: kutu

Etymology 2

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From Tamil கூட்டு (kūṭṭu, addition, collection, association).

Noun

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kutu (Jawi spelling کوتو, plural kutu-kutu, informal 1st possessive kutuku, 2nd possessive kutumu, 3rd possessive kutunya)

  1. cooperative association
    Synonym: sekutu
  2. chit fund
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A kutu is specifically a group who combine and pay instalments into a common fund. Every month lots are drawn and the winner draws the entire amount for that month.

Derived terms
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Descendants
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References

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  • Pijnappel, Jan (1875) “کوتو koetoe”, in Maleisch-Hollandsch woordenboek, John Enschede en Zonen, Frederik Muller, page 92
  • Wilkinson, Richard James (1901) “کوتو kutu”, in A Malay-English dictionary, Hong Kong: Kelly & Walsh limited, page 544
  • Wilkinson, Richard James (1932) “kutu”, in A Malay-English dictionary (romanised), volume I, Mytilene, Greece: Salavopoulos & Kinderlis, page 631

Further reading

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  • kutu” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.
  • Wilkinson, Richard James. An Abridged Malay-English Dictionary. Macmillan. 1965.

Maori

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Etymology

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From Proto-Polynesian *kutu (compare with Hawaiian ʻuku, Tahitian ʻutu, Samoan ʻutu), from Proto-Oceanic *kutu (compare with Fijian kutu), from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kutu (compare with Malay kutu, Tagalog kuto), from Proto-Austronesian *kuCu.[1][2]

Noun

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kutu

  1. louse (insect)

Derived terms

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ Tregear, Edward (1891) Maori-Polynesian Comparative Dictionary[1], Wellington, New Zealand: Lyon and Blair, page 187
  2. ^ Ross Clark and Simon J. Greenhill, editors (2011), “kutu1”, in POLLEX-Online: The Polynesian Lexicon Project Online

Further reading

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  • kutu” in John C. Moorfield, Te Aka: Maori–English, English–Maori Dictionary and Index, 3rd edition, Longman/Pearson Education New Zealand, 2011, →ISBN.

Mbati

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Noun

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kutu

  1. cloud

References

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  • LePage, Sarah Gloria (2020) "The phonology of Mbati"[3], University of North Dakota

Michif

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Etymology

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From French couteau.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /kuto/, [kuto], [koto]

Noun

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kutu m

  1. knife

Niuean

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Etymology

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From Proto-Polynesian *kutu (louse).

Noun

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kutu

  1. louse; flea
    Ne faala e ia e ulu ke uma e tau kutu.
    She removed the head lice from her hair.

References

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  • kutu” in Tohi Vagahau Niuē (Niuean Language Dictionary).

Rapa Nui

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Etymology

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From Proto-Polynesian *kutu.

Noun

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kutu

  1. louse (insect)

Sakizaya

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Etymology

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From Proto-Austronesian *kuCu.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ku.ˈtu/, [ku.ˈtu]

Noun

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kutu

  1. head louse; nit

Serbo-Croatian

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Noun

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kutu (Cyrillic spelling куту)

  1. dative/locative singular of kut

Swahili

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Pronunciation

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Noun

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kutu (n class, plural kutu)

  1. rust

Tausug

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Etymology

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From Proto-Philippine *kutu.

Pronunciation

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  • (Sinūgan Parianun) IPA(key): /kutu/ [k̠ʊˈt̪u]
  • Rhymes: -u
  • Syllabification: ku‧tu

Noun

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kutu (Sulat Sūg spelling كُتُ)

  1. louse
    Synonym: kughak

Tongan

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Etymology

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From Proto-Polynesian *kutu.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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kutu

  1. louse (insect)

Turkish

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Etymology

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From Ottoman Turkish قوطی (kutu, kutı), from Greek κουτί (koutí).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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kutu (definite accusative kutuyu, plural kutular)

  1. box
  2. (euphemistic slang) vagina
    Bana kutusunu gösterdi.
    She showed me her box.

Declension

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Inflection
Nominative kutu
Definite accusative kutuyu
Singular Plural
Nominative kutu kutular
Definite accusative kutuyu kutuları
Dative kutuya kutulara
Locative kutuda kutularda
Ablative kutudan kutulardan
Genitive kutunun kutuların
Possessive forms
Nominative
Singular Plural
1st singular kutum kutularım
2nd singular kutun kutuların
3rd singular kutusu kutuları
1st plural kutumuz kutularımız
2nd plural kutunuz kutularınız
3rd plural kutuları kutuları
Definite accusative
Singular Plural
1st singular kutumu kutularımı
2nd singular kutunu kutularını
3rd singular kutusunu kutularını
1st plural kutumuzu kutularımızı
2nd plural kutunuzu kutularınızı
3rd plural kutularını kutularını
Dative
Singular Plural
1st singular kutuma kutularıma
2nd singular kutuna kutularına
3rd singular kutusuna kutularına
1st plural kutumuza kutularımıza
2nd plural kutunuza kutularınıza
3rd plural kutularına kutularına
Locative
Singular Plural
1st singular kutumda kutularımda
2nd singular kutunda kutularında
3rd singular kutusunda kutularında
1st plural kutumuzda kutularımızda
2nd plural kutunuzda kutularınızda
3rd plural kutularında kutularında
Ablative
Singular Plural
1st singular kutumdan kutularımdan
2nd singular kutundan kutularından
3rd singular kutusundan kutularından
1st plural kutumuzdan kutularımızdan
2nd plural kutunuzdan kutularınızdan
3rd plural kutularından kutularından
Genitive
Singular Plural
1st singular kutumun kutularımın
2nd singular kutunun kutularının
3rd singular kutusunun kutularının
1st plural kutumuzun kutularımızın
2nd plural kutunuzun kutularınızın
3rd plural kutularının kutularının

Votic

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Etymology

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From Proto-Finnic *kutu.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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kutu

  1. spawn (eggs of an aquatic organism)

Inflection

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Declension of kutu (type II/võrkko, t- gradation)
singular plural
nominative kutu kuud
genitive kuu kutujõ, kutui
partitive kuttua kutuitõ, kutui
illative kuttusõ, kuttu kutuisõ
inessive kuuz kutuiz
elative kuussõ kutuissõ
allative kuulõ kutuilõ
adessive kuullõ kutuillõ
ablative kuultõ kutuiltõ
translative kuussi kutuissi
*) the accusative corresponds with either the genitive (sg) or nominative (pl)
**) the terminative is formed by adding the suffix -ssaa to the short illative (sg) or the genitive.
***) the comitative is formed by adding the suffix -ka to the genitive.

References

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  • Hallap, V., Adler, E., Grünberg, S., Leppik, M. (2012) “kutu”, in Vadja keele sõnaraamat [A dictionary of the Votic language], 2nd edition, Tallinn

Yakan

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Etymology

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From Proto-Sama-Bajaw *kutu.

Noun

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kutu

  1. louse (insect)

Yogad

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Etymology

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From Proto-Philippine *kutu.

Noun

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kutú

  1. louse (insect)