Language

Cuckoo in 475 languages

475 languages

The common cuckoo (Cuculus canorus) or a bird of the cuckoo family (Cuculidae) — the grey bird whose two-note call names it in many languages. NOT the cuckoo clock and NOT 'crazy'. Where a language distinguishes the common cuckoo from the koel, prefer the common-cuckoo word.

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Major languages

English

cuckoo

/ˈkʊkuː/

2 readings of the same spelling

Chinese

布谷鸟

/pu˥˩ ku˨˩˦ ni̯ɑʊ̯˨˩˦/

10 different spellings

布谷鸟

/pu˥˩ ku˨˩˦ ni̯ɑʊ̯˨˩˦/

/pu˥˥ kuʔ˦ niau˦˨/

/pu˧˥ ku˨˩˧ niau˦˨/

/pu˧˩˨ ku˨˦ tiau˥˧/

/pu˩˧ ku˩˧ niau˦˦˨/

/pu˧˧ kɵk̚˥ ⁿdiau˨˩/

/pu˥˧ kuʔ˦ niau˨˦/

/pu˧˩˨ ku˨˦ niau˥˧/

/pu˦ kuʔ˥ niau˨˩˨/

/pu˥˥ ku˨˩ niau˥˧/

阳雀

/iaŋ˨˩ tɕʰio˨˩/

Sichuan Mandarin Chengdu Mandarin Chongqing Mandarin

/iã˧˩ tɕʰio˧˩/

Kunming Mandarin

布穀鳥

/pou˧ kʊk̚˥ niːu˩˧/

Cantonese

/pu˥˩ ku˨˩˦ ni̯ɑʊ̯˨˩˦/

Taiwan Mandarin

杜鵑

/tɔ˧˧ kuan˦˦/

Taiwanese

/tʰu˥˥ kien˨˦/

Taiwanese Hakka

/tʰu˧˧ kien˥˧/

Hailu Hakka

伏鸠仔

/pʰuk̚˥ keu˦ ʋe˧˩/

Hakka Chinese

阳雀子

/iæn˩˧ tsʰio˨˦ tsɹ̩/

Xiang

布谷

/pu˦˥ kuʔ˥/

Gan

/piɔ˧˧ ku˨˦/

Northern Min

/pɔu˦˨ kɒʔ˨˩/

Pu-Xian Min

喀咕

/kʰa˦ ku˦/

Northeastern Mandarin

/kʰa˨˩ ku˨˩/

Tianjin Mandarin

/kʰa˨˩˧ ku˨˩˧/

Jinan Mandarin

豆仔鸟

/tau˨˨ a˥˥ tsiau˥˥/

Quanzhou Hokkien

/tau˨˨ a˥˧ tsiau˥˧/

Xiamen Hokkien Zhangzhou Hokkien

布穀

/pou˧ kʊk˥/

Cantonese Classical Chinese

/pu ku/

Early Mandarin (Zhongyuan Yinyun)

/pāh kōk/

/*pˤa-s [k]ˤok/

/pɔ kəwk/

/ɓo˧˥ kok͡p̚˧˥/

Hindi

कोयल

/koːjəl/

Modern Standard Arabic

وَقْوَاق

/waqˈwaːq/

said the same in 12 places

/waqˈwaːq/

Modern Standard Arabic Egyptian Arabic Iraqi Arabic Moroccan Arabic Levantine Arabic Sudanese Arabic Tunisian Arabic Gulf Arabic Lebanese Arabic Najdi Arabic Syrian Arabic Yemeni Arabic

French

coucou

/kuku/

said the same in 8 places

/kuku/

French African French Québec French Belgian French Swiss French Haitian French Ivorian French Senegalese French

Bengali

কোকিল

/kokil/

Urdu

کوئل

/koːjəl/

Portuguese

cuco

/ˈkuku/

said the same in 5 places

/ˈkuku/

Brazilian Portuguese Portuguese Angolan Portuguese Cape Verdean Portuguese Mozambican Portuguese

Russian

кукушка

/kʊˈkuʂkə/

Indonesian

kangkok

/ˈkaŋkɔʔ/

Punjabi

ਕੋਇਲ

/koil/

Spanish

pijuy

/piˈxwi/

6 different spellings

pijuy

/piˈxwi/

Mexican Spanish

/piˈhwi/

Guatemalan Spanish

garrapatero

/ɡarapaˈteɾo/

Colombian Spanish Peruvian Spanish Ecuadorian Spanish Venezuelan Spanish

cuco

/ˈkuko/

Spanish Chilean Spanish Andalusian Spanish

pirincho

/piˈɾintʃo/

Argentine Spanish Uruguayan Spanish

arriero

/aˈrjeɾo/

Cuban Spanish

pájaro bobo

/ˈpahaɾo ˈβoβo/

Dominican Spanish Puerto Rican Spanish

German

Kuckuck

/ˈkʊkʊk/

said the same in 3 places

/ˈkʊkʊk/

German Austrian German Swiss Standard German

Japanese

カッコウ

/kakːoː/

said the same in 8 places

/kakːoː/

Japanese Osaka Japanese Hiroshima Japanese Hakata Japanese Sendai Japanese Kagoshima Japanese Kyoto Japanese Aomori Japanese

Persian

کوکو

/kuːˈkuː/

Swahili

kekeo

/keˈkeo/

Javanese

kedhasih

/kəˈɖasih/

Vietnamese

cu cu

/ku˧ ku˧/

2 readings of the same spelling

/ku˧ ku˧/

Vietnamese Southern Vietnamese

/ku˥ ku˥/

Central Vietnamese

Turkish

guguk

/ɡuˈɡuk/

Marathi

कोकीळ

/koːkiːɭ/

Telugu

కోయిల

/koːjila/

Tagalog

kakok

/kaˈkok/

Korean

뻐꾸기

/p͈ʌk͈uɡi/

3 different spellings

뻐꾸기

/p͈ʌk͈uɡi/

Korean North Korean

부꾹새

/puk͈uk̚s͈ɛ/

Busan Korean

뻐꿍기

/p͈ʌk͈uŋɡi/

Yanbian Korean

Tamil

குயில்

/kujil/

East Asia (10)

Zhuang

roegdinghgeng

/ɣok˧ tiŋ˧ keːŋ˨˦/

Lahu

qú-pu

/qú pu/

Iu Mien

norqc jaangh iuv

/nɔʔ˨˩ jaːŋ˧˩ ʔiu˦/

Salar

guguk

/kukux/

Ainu

カッコㇰ

/ˈkakkok/

Macanese Portuguese

cuco

/ˈkuku/

Mongolian

ᠬᠦᠬᠦᠭᠡ

/kɵkɵˈɡe/

2 different spellings

ᠬᠦᠬᠦᠭᠡ

/kɵkɵˈɡe/

Inner Mongolian

хөхөө

/xɵˈxɵː/

Mongolian

Jeju

버꿍새

/pʌk͈uŋsɛ/

Tày

khảm khắc

/kʰaːm˨˩˧ kʰak̚˧˥/

Nùng

khảm khắc

/kʰaːm˨˩˧ kʰak˥/

Southeast Asia (25)

Khmer

តាវៅ

/taː waːw/

Lisu

kwá py̱

/kʷá py̰/

Meitei

ꯀꯣꯀꯤꯜ

/kokil/

Nagamese

Kuli Sorai

/kuli sɔrai/

Sundanese

manuk uncuing

/manʊk uɲˈtʃuiŋ/

Banjar

bubut

/ˈbubut/

Balinese

kedasih

/kəˈdasih/

Lao

ນົກກັກກູ

/nok˧ kak˧˥ kuː˩˧/

Malay

sewah

/ˈsewah/

Iban

bubut

/ˈbubut/

Malaysian English

cuckoo

/ˈkʊkuː/

Burmese

ဥသြ

/ʔṵ θɔ́/

Shan

ၼူၵ်ႉတွင်ႉလေႃး

/nok˦˨ˀ tɔŋ˦˨ˀ lɔː˥/

Wa

eeppid

/ʔɯp pit/

Sgaw Karen

ထိၣ်မိၢ်ဧူ

/tʰò mò ʔù/

Mon

ကဴဝဴ

/kaowao/

Jingpo

kukdun

/kuk˥˥ dun˧˩/

Shwe Palaung

pək tuʔ

/pək tuʔ/

Parauk Wa

eeb bīd

/ʔɯp pi̤t/

Cebuano

kukok

/ˈkukok/

Kapampangan

siabukut

/siˈabukut/

Tausug

saguksuk

/saˈɡuksuk/

Thai

นกคัคคู

/nok˦˥ kʰak˦˥kʰuː˧/

2 readings of the same spelling

/nok˦˥ kʰak˦˥kʰuː˧/

Thai Northern Thai

/nok˧˥ kʰak˧˥kʰuː˧/

Southern Thai

Isan

นกคัคคู

/nok˦˥ kʰak˦˥kʰuː˧/

Bahnar

jɛːt

/jɛːt/

South Asia (31)

Dari

کوکو

/kuːˈkuː/

Chittagonian

কোগিল

/koˈɡil/

Dzongkha

ཁུ་བྱུག

/kʰú tɕǔʔ/

Tibetan

ཁུ་བྱུག

/kʰu˥ tɕuʔ˥˧/

Gujarati

કોયલ

/koːjəl/

Bhojpuri

कोइलि

/koili/

Kannada

ಕೋಗಿಲೆ

/koːɡile/

Maithili

कोइल

/koil/

Malayalam

കുയിൽ

/kujil/

Odia

କୋଇଲି

/koili/

Awadhi

कोइल

/koil/

Marwari

कोयल

/koːjəl/

Magahi

कोइल

/koil/

Chhattisgarhi

कोयली

/koːjliː/

Assamese

কুলি

/kuli/

Haryanvi

कोयल

/koːjəl/

Santali

ᱠᱚᱭᱮᱞ

/kojel/

Kashmiri

کوکو

/kuːkuː/

Konkani

कोगूळ

/koɡuːɭ/

Tulu

ಕೋಗಿಲೆ

/koːɡile/

Braj Bhasha

कोयल

/koːjəl/

Kuvi

kuhu paṭa

/kuɦu paʈa/

Hajong

কুলুকুনী

/kuluˈkuni/

Lepcha

ᰀᰀᰪᰑᰨ

/kəkɯfo/

Dhivehi

ކޮވެލި

/koʋeli/

Rohingya

kuilá

/kuiˈla/

Nepali

कोइली

/koili/

Western Punjabi

کوئل

/koːɪl/

Sindhi

ڪوئل

/koːil/

Khowar

کاکو

/ˈkaːku/

Sinhala

කොහා

/kohaː/

Middle East & Central Asia (51)

Abkhaz

акәыкәы

/akʷəkʷə/

Armenian

կկու

/kəˈku/

Azerbaijani

ququ

/ɡuˈɡu/

Budukh

гугутӏ

/ɡuɡutʼ/

Khinalug

кокку

/kʰokːu/

Bahrani Arabic

وَقْوَاق

/waqˈwaːq/

Uyghur

كاككۇك

/kɑkˈkuk/

Georgian

გუგული

/ɡuɡuli/

Mingrelian

გუგული

/ɡuɡuli/

Bats

გუგუტტ

/ɡuɡutː/

South Azerbaijani

گوگوک

/ɡuˈɡuk/

Mazandarani

کوکی

/kuːˈkiː/

Sorani Kurdish

پەپووک

/pɛˈpuːk/

Hebrew

קוּקִיָּה

/kukiˈja/

Jordanian Arabic

وَقْوَاق

/waqˈwaːq/

Kazakh

көкек

/kœˈkek/

Kyrgyz

күкүк

/kyˈkyk/

Western Armenian

կկու

/ɡəˈɡu/

Burushaski

kápo

/ˈkapo/

Palestinian Arabic

وَقْوَاق

/waqˈwaːq/

Qatari Arabic

وَقْوَاق

/waqˈwaːq/

Kabardian

кӏыгуугу

/tʃʼəɡʷuːɡʷu/

Avar

гагу

/ɡaɡu/

Lezgian

кукупӏ

/kːukːupʼ/

Adyghe

кукуу

/kʷəkʷəw/

Ossetian

гӕкког

/ɡækˈkoɡ/

Dargwa

гегуг

/ɡeɡuɡ/

Kumyk

атъёкъ

/atˈjoq/

Karachay-Balkar

гугук

/ɡuˈɡuk/

Lak

ччикку

/tʃːikːu/

Tabasaran

кукум

/kukum/

Nogai

коькек

/køˈkek/

Abaza

квыква

/kʷəkʷa/

Aghul

кекку

/kːekːu/

Tsez

куку

/kuku/

Tsakhur

гукки

/ɡukːi/

Archi

гикку

/ɡikːu/

Andi

гиггу

/ɡiɡːu/

Hunzib

кӏукӏутӏо

/kʼukʼutʼo/

Khvarshi

куку

/kuku/

Rutul

гиггу

/ɡiɡːu/

Hijazi Arabic

وَقْوَاق

/waqˈwaːq/

Tajik

куку

/kuˈku/

Turkmen

ikatäk

/ikɑˈtæk/

Kurdish

pepûk

/pɛˈpuːk/

Zaza

phepug

/pʰɛˈpuɡ/

Laz

გუგული

/ɡuɡuli/

Ubykh

kʷəgʷ

/kʷəɡʷ/

Crimean Tatar

kukuquş

/kukuˈquʃ/

Uzbek

kakku

/kakˈku/

Karakalpak

átshók

/ætˈʃøk/

Europe (118)

Albanian

qyqe

/ˈcycɛ/

Gheg Albanian

qyqe

/ˈcyce/

Algerian Arabic

وَقْوَاق

/waqˈwaːq/

Kabyle

ṭikkuk

/tˤikˈkuk/

Bavarian

Kuckuck

/ˈkʊkʊk/

Belarusian

зязюля

/zʲaˈzʲulʲa/

Walloon

coucou

/kuˈku/

West Flemish

koekoek

/ˈkukuk/

Bosnian

kukavica

/kûkaʋitsa/

Bulgarian

кукувица

/kukuˈvitsɐ/

Croatian

kukavica

/kûkaʋitsa/

Czech

kukačka

/ˈkukatʃka/

Danish

gøg

/ɡøˀj/

Estonian

kägu

/ˈkæɡu/

Võro

kägo

/ˈkæɡo/

Romani

kuko

/ˈkuko/

Faroese

geykur

/ˈtʃɛiːkʊr/

Finnish

käki

/ˈkæki/

Inari Sámi

kiehâ

/ˈkie̯hɐ/

Skolt Sámi

ǩiõkk

/ˈkʲiɔkː/

Picard

cocou

/kuˈku/

Occitan

cocut

/kuˈkyt/

Breton

koukoug

/ˈkukuk/

Corsican

cuccu

/ˈkukku/

Arpitan

coucou

/kuˈku/

East Franconian

Gutzgauch

/ˈɡʊtsɡaʊx/

Low German

Kukuk

/ˈkuːkuk/

Swabian

Guckguck

/ˈɡʊkɡʊk/

Upper Sorbian

kokula

/ˈkɔkula/

North Frisian

Kukütj

/kuˈkytj/

2 different spellings

Kukütj

/kuˈkytj/

North Frisian

kukütj

/kuˈkytj/

Öömrang North Frisian

Lower Sorbian

kukawa

/ˈkukawa/

Saterland Frisian

Kukuuk

/ˈkukuk/

Greek

κούκος

/ˈkukos/

Pontic Greek

κούκος

/ˈkukos/

Aromanian

cuc

/kuk/

Megleno-Romanian

cuc

/kuk/

Hungarian

kakukk

/ˈkɒkukː/

Icelandic

gaukur

/ˈɡœyːkʏr/

Irish

cuach

/kuəx/

Manx

cooag

/ˈkuːaɡ/

Italian

cuculo

/ˈkuːkulo/

Neapolitan

cucù

/kuˈku/

Sicilian

cuccu

/ˈkukku/

Venetian

cucù

/kuˈku/

Lombard

cùcch

/kuk/

Emilian

còc

/kɔk/

Piedmontese

coco

/ˈkuku/

Romagnol

còc

/kɔk/

Sardinian

cucu

/ˈkuku/

Friulian

cuc

/kuk/

Ligurian

cùcco

/ˈkuku/

Arbëresh

qyqe

/ˈcyce/

Ladin

cuch

/kuk/

Latvian

dzeguze

/ˈdzɛɡuzɛ/

Livonian

kēg

/keːɡ/

Latgalian

dzagiuze

/ˈdzaɡʲiuzʲæ/

Lithuanian

gegutė

/ɡʲɛˈɡʊtʲeː/

Luxembourg French

coucou

/kuku/

Luxembourgish German

Kuckuck

/ˈkʊkʊk/

Luxembourgish

Guckuck

/ˈɡukuk/

Dutch

koekoek

/ˈkukuk/

said the same in 2 places

/ˈkukuk/

Dutch Belgian Dutch

Limburgish

kókkók

/ˈkoːkoːk/

West Frisian

koekoek

/ˈkukuk/

Macedonian

кукавица

/kuˈkavitsa/

Norwegian

gjøk

/jøːk/

Norwegian Nynorsk

gauk

/ɡæʉk/

Northern Sami

giehka

/ˈkie̯hka/

Southern Sámi

gïeke

/ˈɡie̯ke/

Kven Finnish

käki

/ˈkæki/

Polish

kukułka

/kuˈkuwka/

Silesian

kukawka

/kuˈkafka/

Kashubian

kùkówka

/kuˈkovka/

Romanian

cuc

/kuk/

Vlax Romani

kuko

/ˈkuko/

Tatar

кәккүк

/kækˈkyk/

Bashkir

кәкүк

/kæˈkyk/

Chuvash

куккук

/kukˈkuk/

Meadow Mari

куку

/ˈkuku/

Udmurt

кикы

/kiˈkɨ/

Moksha

куку

/ˈkuku/

Komi-Zyrian

кӧк

/kɘk/

Erzya

куко

/ˈkuko/

Kalmyk

көкә

/køˈkæ/

Komi-Permyak

кӧк

/kɵk/

Hill Mari

куку

/ˈkuku/

Karelian

käki

/ˈkæki/

Livvi-Karelian

kägöi

/ˈkæɡøi/

Veps

kägi

/ˈkæɡi/

Kildin Sámi

кӣгк

/kiːɡk/

Votic

tšäko

/ˈtʃæko/

Serbian

кукавица

/kûkaʋitsa/

Slovak

kukučka

/ˈkukutʃka/

Rusyn

зозуля

/zoˈzulʲa/

Slovenian

kukavica

/ˈkuːkaʋitsa/

Catalan

cucut

/kuˈkut/

said the same in 2 places

/kuˈkut/

Catalan Valencian

Galician

cuco

/ˈkuko/

Basque

kuku

/ˈkuku/

Extremaduran

cucu

/ˈkuku/

Asturian

cuquiellu

/kuˈkjeʎu/

Fala

cucu

/ˈkuku/

Aragonese

cuculo

/kuˈkulo/

Swedish

gök

/jøːk/

Lule Sámi

giehka

/ˈkie̯hka/

Meänkieli

käki

/ˈkæki/

Swiss German

Gugger

/ˈɡʊɡər/

Romansh

cucu

/ˈkuku/

Walser

Gugger

/ˈɡʊɡər/

Walliser German

Gugger

/ˈɡʊɡər/

Norman

coucou

/kuˈku/

said the same in 2 places

/kuˈku/

Norman Guernésiais

Ukrainian

зозуля

/zoˈzulʲɐ/

Scots

gowk

/ɡʌuk/

Welsh

cog

/koːɡ/

Scottish Gaelic

cuthag

/ˈkʰuhak/

Cornish

koukou

/ˈkukuː/

Jèrriais

coucou

/kuˈku/

Esperanto

kukolo

/kuˈkolo/

Interlingue

cucú

/kuˈku/

Ido

kukulo

/kuˈkulo/

Africa (15)

Cameroonian French

coucou

/kuku/

Swazi

phezukwemkhono

/pʰɛzukwɛmˈkʰono/

Amharic

ኩኩ

/kuku/

Ghanaian English

cuckoo

/ˈkʊkuː/

Sesotho

ntetekeng

/ntɛtɛˈkɛŋ/

Libyan Arabic

وَقْوَاق

/waqˈwaːq/

Malagasy

kankafotra

/kankaˈfutʂə/

Maltese

daqquqa

/dɐʔˈʔuːʔɐ/

Hassaniya Arabic

وَقْوَاق

/waqˈwaːq/

Zulu

uphezukomkhono

/upʰɛzukomˈkʰono/

Xhosa

uphezukomkhono

/upʰɛzukomˈkʰono/

Tsonga

ngwafalantala

/ŋʷafalanˈtala/

Afrikaans

koekoek

/ˈkukuk/

Shona

kukudza

/kuˈkudza/

Northern Ndebele

inkanku

/iⁿˈkaŋku/

North America (8)

Qʼeqchiʼ

ixnam

/iʃˈnam/

Honduran Spanish

tijul

/tiˈhul/

Yiddish

קוקאווקע

/kuˈkavkə/

Plautdietsch

Kuckuck

/ˈkʊkʊk/

Hopi

hospoa

/hosˈpoa/

Northern Paiute

poboyoohaʼa

/poboˈjoːhaʔa/

Lojban

cipnrkuku

/ʃipn̩rˈkuku/

Interlingua

cucu

/ˈkuku/

Latin America (16)

Wichí

hotsenʼi

/hotsenˈʔi/

Bolivian Spanish

serere

/seˈɾeɾe/

Nheengatu

anú

/aˈnu/

Northern Embera

b̶ijũẽ

/ɓiˈhũẽ/

Costa Rican Spanish

tijo

/ˈtiho/

Salvadoran Spanish

cuco

/ˈkuko/

Akawaio

pika

/piˈka/

Nicaraguan Spanish

tijul

/tiˈhul/

Panamanian Spanish

garrapatero

/ɡarapaˈteɾo/

Guaraní

anó

/aˈno/

Paraguayan Spanish

piririta

/piɾiˈɾita/

Quechua

chikwan

/ˈtʃikwan/

Aguaruna

ikáncham

/iˈkantʃam/

Asháninka

tsiya

/ˈtsija/

Galibi Carib

pika

/piˈka/

Pemón

pika

/ˈpika/

Oceania & the Pacific (5)

Cook Islands Māori

karavia

/kaɾavia/

Tahitian

ʻārevareva

/ʔaːɾevaɾeva/

Māori

koekoeā

/koekoeaː/

Samoan

aleva

/aleva/

East Futunan

kāleva

/kaːleva/

Siberia & North Asia (12)

Sakha

кэҕэ

/keˈɣe/

Tuvan

хек

/xek/

Buryat

хүбхүү

/xypxyː/

Altai

кӱӱк

/kyːk/

Khakas

кӧӧк

/køːk/

Khanty

кӓви

/ˈkæwi/

Chukchi

ӄэӄӄуӄ

/qəqˈquq/

Koryak

ӄаккук

/qakkuk/

Mansi

куккук

/kukˈkuk/

Ket

ӄоӄпунь

/qɔqˈpunʲ/

Itelmen

ӄэӄуӄ

/qəquq/

Shor

кӧӧк

/køːk/

Ancient & historical (44)

Proto-Indo-European

45–26cBCE

*gʰegʰuǵʰ-

/gʰegʰuǵʰ/

Proto-Kartvelian

30–20cBCE

*gugul-

/gugul/

Sanskrit

15cBCE–21cCE

कोकिल

/koːkilɐ/

Ancient Greek

8cBCE–6cCE

κόκκυξ

/kókkyks/

Latin

7cBCE–6cCE

cucūlus

/kʊˈkuːlʊs/

Pali

5–1cBCE

कोकिल

/koːkilɐ/

Pedagogical Pali

5cBCE–21cCE

kokila

/koːkilɐ/

Maharastri Prakrit

1cBCE–13cCE

कोइल

/koˑilɐ/

Old English

5–12c

ġēac

/jæːɑk/

Classical Tibetan

7–11c

ཁུ་བྱུག

/kʰu bjuɡ/

Liturgical Classical Tibetan

7–21c

ཁུ་བྱུག

/kʰu bjuɡ/

Old Irish

7–9c

caí

/kaːi/

Old Japanese

7–8c

ほととぎす

/pototoɡisu/

Heian-period Japanese

8–12c

ほととぎす

/ɸototoɡisu/

Japanese Kanbun Reading

8–21c

杜鵑

/hototoɡisɯ/

Old East Slavic

8–14c

зегзица

/zʲɛɡˈzitsa/

Old High German

8–11c

gouh

/ˈɡou̯x/

Old Norse

8–14c

gaukr

/ˈɡɔukr̩/

Old French

9–14c

cucu

/kuˈky/

Old Hungarian

9–16c

kakuk

/ˈkɒkuk/

Old Javanese

9–15c

ꦏꦺꦴꦏꦶꦭ

/kokila/

Middle Irish

10–12c

cúach

/ˈkuːax/

Old Spanish

10–15c

cuco

/ˈkuko/

Middle High German

11–14c

gouch

/ˈɡou̯x/

Middle English

12–15c

cuccu

/ˈkukuː/

Middle Japanese

12–16c

ほととぎす

/ɸototoɡisu/

Dante-era Italian

13–14c

cucco

/ˈkukko/

Middle Mongol

13–15c

ᠬᠦᠬᠦᠭᠡ

/kɵkɵˈɡe/

Chữ Nôm Vietnamese

13–20c

布穀

/ɓo˧˩ ko˧ˀ˥/

Luther-era German

14–17c

gukuk

/ˈɡʊkʊk/

Old Prussian

14–18c

geguse

/ɡɛˈɡuːzɛ/

Golden Age Spanish

15–17c

cuclillo

/kuˈkliʎo/

Late Middle Korean

15–16c

버국새

/pəkuk̚saj/

Ottoman Turkish

15–20c

غوغوق

/ɡuˈɡuk/

Classical Nahuatl

16–17c

metlapīltetzotzontzin

/metɬapiːltetsotsoˈtsontsin/

Early Modern English

16–17c

cuckoo

/ˈkʊkuː/

Tupinambá

16–18c

anũ

/ãˈnũ/

Classical French

17–18c

coucou

/kuˈku/

Classical Mongolian

17–19c

ᠬᠦᠬᠦᠭᠡ

/kɵkɵˈɡe/

Early Modern Korean

17–19c

뻐꾹새

/p͈ʌk͈uk̚s͈ɛ/

Edo-period Japanese

17–19c

ほととぎす

/hototoɡisɯ/

Yugh

18–20c

хохпынʲ

/xoxpɨɲ/

Katharevousa Greek

19–20c

κόκκυξ

/ˈkociks/

Modern Spoken Sanskrit

20–21c

कोकिल

/koːkilɐ/

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