kukule

Albanian

Etymology

From Latin cucullus, via Greek κουκούλι. Doublet of kukull.

Noun

kukule f

  1. silkworm cocoon

Further reading

  • “kukule”, in FGJSH: Fjalor i gjuhës shqipe [Dictionary of the Albanian language] (in Albanian), 2006
  • FGJSSH: Fjalor i gjuhës së sotme shqipe [Dictionary of the modern Albanian language]‎[1], 1980
  • Newmark, Leonard (1999), “kukule”, in Oxford Albanian-English Dictionary‎[2]

Hawaiian

Etymology

Partial reduplication of kule (“inactive”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kuˈku.le/

Verb

kukule

  1. inactive
  2. listless, meh

Derived terms

  • hoʻokukule (causative/simulative)

Further reading

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