кука

See also: куќа and Appendix:Variations of "kuka"

Bulgarian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈkukɐ]

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• Hyphenation^(key): ку‧ка

Etymology 1

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *kuka (“hook”).

Noun

ку́ка • (kúka) f

1. hook
2. knitting needle
3. (slang) cop (police officer)

   Synonym: ченге́ (čengé)

Declension

Declension of ку́ка

	singular	plural
indefinite	ку́ка kúka	ку́ки kúki
definite	ку́ката kúkata	ку́ките kúkite

Etymology 2

Verb

кука • (kuka) (ку́ка)

1. inflection of ку́кам (kúkam):
   1. third-person singular present indicative
   2. second/third-person singular aorist indicative

References

• “кука”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
• “кука”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Chitanka, 2010

Macedonian

Etymology 1

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *kuka (“hook, hook-shaped”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈkuka]
• Rhymes: -uka

Noun

кука • (kuka) f (plural куки, diminutive кукичка or кукиче)

1. hook

Declension

Declension of кука

	singular	plural
indefinite	кука (kuka)	куки (kuki)
definite unspecified	куката (kukata)	куките (kukite)
definite proximal	кукава (kukava)	кукиве (kukive)
definite distal	кукана (kukana)	кукине (kukine)
vocative	куко (kuko)	куки (kuki)

Derived terms

• кукест (kukest)

Etymology 2

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *kukati.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈkuka]

Verb

кука • (kuka) third-singular present, impf

1. (intransitive) to cuckoo (to make the call of a cuckoo)
2. (figurative, intransitive) to complain, whine

Conjugation

Conjugation of кука (imperfective, present in -а)

l-participles	imperfect	aorist	non-finite forms
masculine	кукал	—	adjectival participle	—
feminine	кукала	—	adverbial participle	кукајќи
neuter	кукало	—	verbal noun	кукање
plural	кукале	—	perfect participle	кукано
	present	imperfect	aorist	imperative
1st singular	кукам	кукав	—	—
2nd singular	кукаш	кукаше	—	кукај
3rd singular	кука	кукаше	—	—
1st plural	кукаме	кукавме	—	—
2nd plural	кукате	кукавте	—	кукајте
3rd plural	кукаат	кукаа	—	—
Compound tenses
perfect	сум кукал		present of сум (except in the 3rd person) + imperfect l-participle
има-perfect	имам кукано		present of има + perfect participle
pluperfect	бев кукал		imperfect of сум + imperfect l-participle
има-pluperfect	имав кукано		imperfect of има + perfect participle
има-perfect reported	сум имал кукано		perfect of има + perfect participle
future	ќе кукам		ќе + present
има-future	ќе имам кукано		future of има + perfect participle
future in the past	ќе кукав		ќе + imperfect
има-future in the past	ќе имав кукано		future in the past of има + perfect participle
future reported	ќе сум кукал		ќе + imperfect l-participle
има-future reported	ќе сум имал кукано		future reported of има + perfect participle
conditional	би кукал		би + imperfect l-participle
има-conditional	би имал кукано		conditional of има + perfect participle

Derived terms

verbs

• закука (zakuka)
• закукува (zakukuva)
• покука (pokuka)
• прекука (prekuka)
• прикука (prikuka)
• прокука (prokuka)
• се раскука (se raskuka)

Related terms

• кукавица f (kukavica)
• кукавичин (kukavičin)
• кукавички (kukavički)
• кукавичлук m (kukavičluk)

See also

• кукурига (kukuriga), кукурика (kukurika)

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *kuka (“hook, hook-shaped”). Akin to ку̏к.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kûka/
• Hyphenation: ку‧ка

Noun

ку̏ка f (Latin spelling kȕka)

1. hook

Declension

Declension of кука

	singular	plural
nominative	ку̏ка	ку̏ке
genitive	куке	ку̑ка̄
dative	куки	кукама
accusative	куку	куке
vocative	куко	куке
locative	куки	кукама
instrumental	куком	кукама

Further reading

• “кука”, in Hrvatski jezični portal [Croatian language portal] (in Serbo-Croatian), 2006–2025
• “кука”, in Hrvatski jezični portal [Croatian language portal] (in Serbo-Croatian), 2006–2025