Cuckoo
//ˈkuː.kuː//
Translations of "cuckoo" (115 languages)
| Language | Translation | Romanization | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Albanian | qyqe(the bird) | — | |
| Ancient Greek | κόκκυ(the sound), κόκκυξ(the bird) | kókku, kókkux | |
| Arabic | وَقْوَاق(the bird) | waqwāq | |
| Armenian | կկու(the bird) | kku | |
| Aromanian | cuc(the bird) | — | |
| Asturian | cucu(the bird), cuquiellu(the bird), marmiellu(the bird), pecú(the bird) | — | |
| Bashkir | кәкүк(the bird) | kəkük | |
| Basque | kuku(the bird) | — | |
| Belarusian | зязю́ля(the bird) | zjazjúlja | |
| Breton | koukoug(the bird) | — | |
| Bulgarian | ку́кувица(the bird), кукане(the sound), кукуви́ца(the bird), чалнат(someone crazy — see also crazy), ку́кам(to make the call of a cuckoo), повтарям монотонно(to repeat something incessantly) | kúkuvica, kukane, kukuvíca, čalnat, kúkam, povtarjam monotonno | |
| Burushaski | kapo(the bird) | — | |
| Catalan | cucut(the bird) | — | |
| Chechen | оттйокх(the bird) | ottjoq | |
| Chinese Mandarin | 布穀鳥 /布谷鸟(the bird), 杜鵑 /杜鹃(the bird), 狂者(someone crazy — see also crazy) | bùgǔniǎo, dùjuān | |
| Chukchi | ӄэӄучьын(the bird), ӄэӄуӄ(the bird), ӄэӄӄуӄ(the bird) | qėqučʹyn, qėquq, qėqquq | |
| Classical Mongolian | ᠱᠣᠭᠱᠤᠤᠷᠯᠠᠮᠦᠢ(to make the call of a cuckoo) | šoɣšuurlamüi | |
| Cornish | koukou(the bird) | — | |
| Czech | kukačka(the bird) | — | |
| Danish | gøg(the bird) | — | |
| Dutch | koekoek(the bird), koekoek(the sound) | — | |
| Eastern Khanty | кӓви(the bird) | käwi | |
| Erzya | куко(the bird) | kuko | |
| Esperanto | kukolo(the bird) | — | |
| Estonian | kellakägu(bird-shaped figure in cuckoo clock), kukku(the sound), kukkumine(the sound), kuku(the sound), kukulind(the bird), kägu(the bird), käokell(cuckoo clock — see also cuckoo clock), uhhuu(someone crazy — see also crazy), ketrama(to repeat something incessantly), kukkuma(to make the call of a cuckoo), käiama(to repeat something incessantly), leierdama(to repeat something incessantly) | — | |
| Faroese | geykur(the bird) | — | |
| Finnish | kukkuu(the sound), kukunta(the sound), käki(the bird), käki(bird-shaped figure in cuckoo clock), hokea(to repeat something incessantly), kukkua(to make the call of a cuckoo) | — | |
| French | coucou(the bird), coucou(the sound), coucou(someone crazy — see also crazy), coucoulement(the sound), coucouler(to make the call of a cuckoo) | — | |
| Friulian | cuc(the bird), cucuc(the bird), cuců(the bird) | — | |
| Galician | cuco(the bird), cuquelo(the bird), cucar(to make the call of a cuckoo) | — | |
| Georgian | გუგული(the bird) | guguli | |
| German | Kuckuck(the bird), kuckuck(the sound) | — | |
| Greek | κούκος(the bird) | koúkos | |
| Hebrew | קוּקִיָה(the bird) | kukiyá | |
| Hindi | कोकिला(the bird), कोयल(the bird) | kokilā, koyal | |
| Hungarian | buggyant(someone crazy — see also crazy), dilis(someone crazy — see also crazy), kakukk(the bird), kakukk(the sound), lökött(someone crazy — see also crazy), zakkant(someone crazy — see also crazy), ismételget(to repeat something incessantly), kakukkol(to make the call of a cuckoo), szajkóz(to repeat something incessantly) | — | |
| Icelandic | gaukur(the bird) | — | |
| Ido | kukulo(the bird) | — | |
| Inari Sami | kiehâ(the bird) | — | |
| Interlingua | cucu(the bird) | — | |
| Irish | cu-cú(the sound), cuach(the bird) | — | |
| Italian | cu cu(the sound), cuculo(the bird), cucù(the bird) | — | |
| Japanese | カッコウ(the bird), 郭公(the bird), 風狂の人(someone crazy — see also crazy) | kakkō, kakkō, fūkyōnohito | |
| Kalmyk | шонтл(the bird) | şontl | |
| Karakalpak | a'tsho'k(the bird) | — | |
| Kazakh | көк-көк(the sound), көкек(the bird) | kök-kök, kökek | |
| Ket | ӄоӄпунь(the bird) | qoqpunʼ | |
| Khakas | кӧӧк(the bird) | köök | |
| Korean | 두견새(the bird), 뻐꾸기(the bird) | dugyeonsae, ppeokkugi | |
| Kumyk | атъёкъ(the bird) | atyoq | |
| Ladin | cuch(the bird) | — | |
| Latgalian | dzagiuze(the bird), kiukuot(the sound) | — | |
| Latin | cucūlus(the bird) | — | |
| Latvian | dzeguze(the bird), kūkot(the sound) | — | |
| Lithuanian | gegutė(the bird), kukuoti(the sound) | — | |
| Livonian | kukūlind(the bird), käg(the bird) | — | |
| Low German | Kuukuuk(the bird), kukuuk(the bird) | — | |
| Lower Sorbian | kukawa(the bird) | — | |
| Lule Sami | giehka(the bird), ránatjalådde(the bird) | — | |
| Luxembourgish | Guckuck(the bird) | — | |
| Macedonian | ку-ку(the sound), кука́вица(the bird), вергла(to repeat something incessantly), кука(to make the call of a cuckoo) | ku-ku, kukávica, vergla, kuka | |
| Malayalam | കുയിൽ(the bird), കോകിലം(the bird) | kuyil, kōkilaṁ | |
| Maltese | daqquqa kaħla(the bird) | — | |
| Manchu | ᡨ᠋ᠣᠩᠰᡳᠮᠪᡳ(to make the call of a cuckoo) | tongsimbi | |
| Manx | cooag(the bird) | — | |
| Māori | kokoea(the bird), kūī(to make the call of a cuckoo) | — | |
| Mongolian | гүг гүү(the sound), гүүг гүүг(the sound) | güg güü, güüg güüg | |
| Norman | coucou(the bird) | — | |
| Norwegian | ko-ko(the sound) | — | |
| Norwegian Bokmål | gauk(the bird), gjøk(the bird) | — | |
| Norwegian Nynorsk | gauk(the bird) | — | |
| Occitan | cocut(the bird), coguol(the bird), coguou(the bird) | — | |
| Old English | ġēac(the bird) | — | |
| Old Norse | gaukr(the bird) | — | |
| Persian | کوکو(the bird) | kuku | |
| Polish | kukułka(the bird), gęgać(to repeat something incessantly), kukać(to make the call of a cuckoo) | — | |
| Portuguese | cuco(the bird), cucar(to make the call of a cuckoo), cucular(to make the call of a cuckoo) | — | |
| Romani | chuhuriashka(the bird), chuhuriezo(the bird), kukuriashka(the bird), kukuriezo(the bird) | — | |
| Romanian | cuc(the bird) | — | |
| Romansch | cucu(the bird) | — | |
| Russian | ку-ку(the sound), ку-ку́(someone crazy — see also crazy), куку́шка(the bird), куковать(to make the call of a cuckoo) | ku-ku, ku-kú, kukúška, kukovatʹ | |
| Sami | giehka(the bird) | — | |
| Sanskrit | कोकिल(the bird) | kokila | |
| Sardinian | cucu(the bird), cucuevvai(the bird), cucui(the bird), cucumarei(the bird), cucuperra(the bird), cucuperrai(the bird) | — | |
| Scottish Gaelic | cuach(the bird), cuthag(the bird) | — | |
| Serbo-Croatian | kukavica(the bird), кукавица(the bird) | — | |
| Shor | кӧӧк(the bird) | köök | |
| Skolt Sami | ǩiõkk(the bird) | — | |
| Slovak | kukučka(the bird) | — | |
| Slovene | kukavica(the bird) | — | |
| Southern Altai | кӱӱк(the bird) | küük | |
| Southern Sami | gïege(the bird) | — | |
| Spanish | críalo(the bird), cuclillo(the bird), cuco(the bird) | — | |
| Sudovian | geguze(the bird) | — | |
| Swahili | kekeo(the bird) | — | |
| Swedish | gök(the bird), kucku(the sound), gala(to make the call of a cuckoo) | — | |
| Tagalog | kakok(the bird) | — | |
| Tajik | куку(the bird), олучахӯрак(the bird), фохтак(the bird) | kuku, olučaxürak, foxtak | |
| Tamil | குயில்(the bird), கூவு(to make the call of a cuckoo) | kuyil, kūvu | |
| Telugu | కోకిల(the bird) | kōkila | |
| Turkish | guguk(the bird), guguk(the sound), guguk kuşu(the bird) | — | |
| Turkmen | ikatäk(the bird) | — | |
| Ukrainian | зозу́ля(the bird) | zozúlja | |
| Upper Sorbian | kokula(the bird) | — | |
| Urdu | کویل(the bird) | koyal | |
| Uzbek | kakku(the bird), kakkuqush(the bird) | — | |
| Veps | kägi(the bird) | — | |
| Vietnamese | chim cu(the bird), cu cu(the bird), cu cu(the sound), cúc cu(the bird), cúc cu(the sound) | — | |
| Volapük | kukuk(the bird) | — | |
| Võro | kägo(the bird) | — | |
| Walloon | coucou(the bird) | — | |
| Welsh | cog(the bird), cwcw(the bird) | — | |
| West-Frisian | koekoek(the bird) | — | |
| Yakut | кэҕэ(the bird) | keğe | |
| Yiddish | קוקו(the bird) | kuku |
qyqe
cuc
cucu, cuquiellu, marmiellu, pecú
kuku
koukoug
ку́кувица, кукане, кукуви́ца, чалнат, ку́кам, повтарям монотонно
kúkuvica, kukane, kukuvíca, čalnat, kúkam, povtarjam monotonno
kapo
cucut
koukou
kukačka
gøg
koekoek, koekoek
kukolo
kellakägu, kukku, kukkumine, kuku, kukulind, kägu, käokell, uhhuu, ketrama, kukkuma, käiama, leierdama
geykur
kukkuu, kukunta, käki, käki, hokea, kukkua
coucou, coucou, coucou, coucoulement, coucouler
cuc, cucuc, cuců
cuco, cuquelo, cucar
Kuckuck, kuckuck
buggyant, dilis, kakukk, kakukk, lökött, zakkant, ismételget, kakukkol, szajkóz
gaukur
kukulo
kiehâ
cucu
cu-cú, cuach
cu cu, cuculo, cucù
a'tsho'k
cuch
dzagiuze, kiukuot
cucūlus
dzeguze, kūkot
gegutė, kukuoti
kukūlind, käg
Kuukuuk, kukuuk
kukawa
giehka, ránatjalådde
Guckuck
daqquqa kaħla
cooag
kokoea, kūī
coucou
ko-ko
gauk, gjøk
cocut, coguol, coguou
ġēac
gaukr
kukułka, gęgać, kukać
cuco, cucar, cucular
chuhuriashka, chuhuriezo, kukuriashka, kukuriezo
cuc
cucu
giehka
cucu, cucuevvai, cucui, cucumarei, cucuperra, cucuperrai
cuach, cuthag
kukavica, кукавица
ǩiõkk
kukučka
kukavica
gïege
críalo, cuclillo, cuco
geguze
kekeo
gök, kucku, gala
kakok
guguk, guguk, guguk kuşu
ikatäk
kokula
kakku, kakkuqush
kägi
chim cu, cu cu, cu cu, cúc cu, cúc cu
kukuk
kägo
coucou
cog, cwcw
koekoek
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