Definition
A female servant or attendant, with origins possibly related to the cuckoo bird or possibly a variant or archaic term.
Etymology
Compound of 'cuckoo' + 'maid'; the etymology is uncertain and the term appears primarily in historical or dialectal texts, possibly confusing 'cuckoo' with other word roots.
Kelly Says
This word is so rare that scholars debate whether 'cuckoo' is even the right root—it might be a corrupted form of another word entirely, which reminds us that some 'old' words are actually mysteries.
Translations
AMአማርኛ
Cuckoo ሴት
ku-kuu set
ARالعربية
فتاة الحسون
fatat al-ḥusūn
BNবাংলা
কুকুর মেয়ে
ku-ku-r me-ye
CACatalà
noia cuc
no-ia ku-k
CSČeština
kukučka holka
ku-ku-čka hol-ka
DADansk
kuku-pige
ku-ku-ˈpiːɡe
DEDeutsch
Kuckucksdame
kʊkʊksˈdaːmɛ
ELΕλληνικά
κορίτσι κουκου
ko-ri-tsi ku-ku
ESEspañol
doncella cucú
don-ˈsɛl-la ku-ˈku
FAفارسی
دختره کبوتر
dokh-ter-e ka-bo-ter
FISuomi
kyyhkytyttö
kyyh-ky-tyt-tö
FRFrançais
fille-coucou
fi-l ku-ku
GUGU
કુકુર છોકરી
ku-ku-r cho-kri
HAHA
yarin kugu
ya-rin ku-gu
HEעברית
נערה קוקו
ne-a-ra kok-u
HIहिन्दी
बत्तख की लड़की
bat-tak ki la-dki
HUMagyar
kukuklány
ku-ku-k-lá-ny
IDBahasa Indonesia
gadis cucak
ga-dis ku-cak
IGIG
nwanyi cuckoo
n-wa-nyi ku-ku
ITItaliano
cucciolotta
kwitʃoˈlotta
JA日本語
カッコウメイド
kakkou made
KKKK
күкүк қыз
ku-ku-k qyz
KMKM
ស្ត្រីកូកូ
s-trei ku-ku
KO한국어
뻐꾸기 소녀
ppo-kku-gi sonyeo
MRMR
कुकू मुलगी
ku-ku mul-gi
MSBahasa Melayu
gadis cucuk
ga-dis ku-cuk
MYမြန်မာ
ကျောက်ကြောင်မ
chaw-kye-kyaun-ma
NLNederlands
kuikenmeisje
kui-ken-meis-je
NONorsk
kjukk-jente
kjukk ˈjɛnte
PAPA
ਕੁੱਕੂ Latch
ku-kku la-ch
PLPolski
dziewczynka kuku
d͡zɛv-ˈt͡ʂɨn-ka ku-ku
PTPortuguês
criança-cuco
kriˈɐ̃sɐ kuˈku
RORomână
fetița cuc
fe-ti-tsa kuk
RUРусский
кукушка-девочка
ku-ku-sh-ka-dev-o-ch-ka
SVSvenska
kuckucks flicka
kʊkʊks ˈflɪkːa
SWKiswahili
msichana kuku
mis-cha-na ku-ku
TAதமிழ்
கூகு பூனை
koo-gu poo-nai
TEతెలుగు
కుకుమెట్టు
ku-ku-met-tu
THไทย
หญิงสาวคูคู
ying sao ku-ku
TLTL
bataang-cuckoo
ba-ta-ang ku-ku
TRTürkçe
kukuk kız
ku-ku-k kız
UKУкраїнська
дівчинка-куку
div-chy-nka-ku-ku
URاردو
کُکُک کی لڑکی
ku-ku-ki la-rki
VITiếng Việt
cô gái cú-cú
co gai ku-ku
ZH中文
布谷鸟女孩
bù gū niǎo nǚ hái
ZUZU
intombi yeku-ku
in-to-mbi ye-ku-ku