kukawka

See also: kukawką

Polish

Alternative forms

Etymology

Inherited from Old Polish kukawka. By surface analysis, kukać +‎ -awka.

Pronunciation

 
  • IPA(key): /kuˈkaf.ka/
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  • Rhymes: -afka
  • Syllabification: ku‧kaw‧ka

Noun

kukawka f

  1. roadrunner (either member of the genus Geococcyx)
  2. any ground cuckoo of the genus Neomorphus
  3. (usually in the plural) New World ground cuckoo (bird of the subfamily Neomorphinae)
  4. (obsolete or regional, Far Masovian) common cuckoo (Cuculus canorus)
    Synonym: kukułka
  5. (obsolete or regional) cuckoo (bird-shaped figure in cuckoo clocks)
    Synonym: kukułka
  6. (rare) a type of musical instrument

Declension

See also

  • storczyk kukawka

Further reading