picu

See also: PICU and piču

Asturian

Noun

picu m (plural picos)

  1. beak
  2. peak
  3. bit, little bit

Indonesian

Etymology

From Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value), 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

Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value)

  1. trigger

Derived terms
  • memicu
  • pemicu
  • terpicu

References
  1. James Sneddon (2003) The Indonesian language: its history and role in modern society, Sydney: University of New South Wales Press, →ISBN

Further reading

Latvian

Noun

picu f

  1. inflection of pica:
    1. accusative/instrumental singular
    2. genitive plural

Pali

Alternative forms
Alternative forms
  • 𑀧𑀺𑀘𑀼 (Brahmi script)
  • पिचु (Devanagari script)
  • পিচু (Bengali script)
  • පිචු (Sinhalese script)
  • ပိစု or ပိၸု (Burmese script)
  • ปิจุ (Thai script)
  • ᨷᩥᨧᩩ (Tai Tham script)
  • ປິຈຸ (Lao script)
  • បិចុ (Khmer script)
  • 𑄛𑄨𑄌𑄪 (Chakma script)

Noun

picu m[1]

  1. cotton[1]
    Synonyms: kappāsa, tūla

Declension

Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value)

References
  1. Childers, Robert Caesar, Dictionary of the Päli language, London: Trübner & Company, 1875, page 383.

Further reading
  • Pali Text Society (1921–1925), “picu”, in Pali-English Dictionary‎, London: Chipstead

Polish

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈpi.t͡su/
  • Rhymes: -it͡su
  • Syllabification: pi‧cu

Noun

picu m inan

  1. genitive/locative/vocative singular of pic

Serbo-Croatian

Noun

picu

  1. accusative singular of pica
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