كتكوت

Gulf Arabic

Etymology

Onomatopoeic from Arabic كِت كِت (kit kit, “walking delicately, gently and slowly sound”), the origin of Arabic كَتْكَتَة (katkata), which is the noun.

Pronunciation

  • (KW) IPA(key): /kətˈkuːt/

Noun

كَتْكوت • (katkūt) m (plural كَتاكيت (katākīt))

  1. chick (baby chicken)

Najdi Arabic

Etymology 1

Onomatopoeic from Arabic كِت كِت (kit kit, “walking delicately, gently and slowly sound”), the origin of Arabic كَتْكَتَة (katkata), which is the noun.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kɪtˈkuːt/, /katˈkuːt/

Noun

كَتْكوت • (katkūt) m (plural كِتاكيت (kitākīt))

  1. chick (baby chicken)
    Synonym: بصبوص (busbūs)
ݭِنهم كتاكيتٍ بمشيهم
cinnuhum ketakītin bimašyuhum
they walk as if they were a bunch of chicks

Etymology 2

From the first sense (chick) metaphorically of being cute like a chick. Unrelated to English cute. Compare English chick semantically.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kɪtˈkuːt/, /katˈkuːt/

Adjective

كتكوت • (katkūt) (feminine كتكوتة (katkūta), common plural كِتاكيت (kitākīt) or كتكوتين (katkūtīn), feminine plural كتكوتات (katkūtat))

  1. cute

South Levantine Arabic

Etymology 1

Onomatopoeic from Arabic كِت كِت (kit kit, “walking delicately, gently and slowly sound”), the origin of Arabic كَتْكَتَة (katkata), which is the noun.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kat.kuːt/, [katkuːt]

Noun

كَتْكوت • (katkūt) m (plural كَتاكيت (katākīt))

  1. chick (baby chicken)

Etymology 2

From the first sense (chick) metaphorically of being cute like a chick. Unrelated to English cute. Compare English chick semantically.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kat.kuːt/, [katkuːt]

Adjective

كتكوت • (katkūt) (feminine كتكوتة (katkūta), common plural كتكوتين (katkūtīn))

  1. cute
    Synonym: حلو (ḥilu)
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