picu
See also: PICU and piču
Asturian
Noun
picu m (plural picos)
- beak
- peak
- bit, little bit
Indonesian
Etymology
From Malay picu, from Portuguese [Term?][1]pico, picar (“to provoke”), from Vulgar Latin *pīccāre (“to puncture”), itself from *pīccus (“woodpecker”), variant of Latin pīcus, or of onomatopoeic origin.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /pit͡ʃu/
- Hyphenation: pi‧cu
- Rhymes: -t͡ʃu, -u
Noun
picu (plural picu-picu, first-person possessive picuku, second-person possessive picumu, third-person possessive picunya)
- trigger
Derived terms
- memicu
- pemicu
- terpicu
References
- James Sneddon (2003) The Indonesian language: its history and role in modern society, Sydney: University of New South Wales Press, →ISBN
Further reading
- “picu” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Language Development and Fostering Agency — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.
Latvian
Noun
picu f
- accusative singular form of pica
- instrumental singular form of pica
- genitive plural form of pica
Polish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈpi.t͡su/
- Rhymes: -it͡su
- Syllabification: pi‧cu
Noun
picu m inan
- genitive/locative/vocative singular of pic
Serbo-Croatian
Noun
picu
- accusative singular of pica