kakaktua

Indonesian

Etymology 1

From Malay kakaktua, equivalent to kakak (older sister) + tua (old).

Noun

kakaktua

  1. cockatoo
Alternative forms

Etymology 2

From the tool's shape resembling the beak of a cockatoo.

Noun

kakaktua

  1. pincers

Further reading


Malay

Etymology

From kakak (sister) + tua (old). Compare Indonesian kakatua.

Pronunciation

Noun

kakaktua (plural kakaktua-kakaktua, informal 1st possessive kakaktuaku, 2nd possessive kakaktuamu, 3rd possessive kakaktuanya)

  1. cockatoo (a parrot)

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Bulgarian: какаду́ (kakadú)
  • Czech: kakadu
  • Dutch: kaketoe
    • English: cockatoo
      • Irish: cocatú
      • Maori: kokatu, koketu
    • German: Kakadu
  • Finnish: kakadu
  • French: cacatoès
  • Greek: κακατόης (kakatóis)
  • Hungarian: kakadu
  • Italian: cacatua
  • Polish: kakadu
  • Portuguese: cacatua
  • Romanian: cacadu
  • Russian: какаду́ (kakadú)
  • Spanish: cacatúa
  • Swedish: kakadua
  • Thai: กระตั้ว
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