/ˈkurkːu/, [ˈkurkːu]
AlkuperäFrom Proto-Finnic *kurkku (compare Estonian, Livonian, and Veps kurk), borrowed from Proto-Norse [script needed] (*kwerku), from Proto-Germanic *kwerkō (compare Old Norse kverk, Swedish Kvarken), and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *gʷerh₃- (“to devour”) (compare Erzya кирьга (kiŕga)).
- throat, gullet
- throat (front part of the neck)
“mustakurkkurautiainen” — black-throated accentor
- throat (narrow opening)
“kaasuttimen kurkku” — the throat of a carburetor
- the part of the belly of an axe haft that is just below the head
“Joskus isku menee ohi ja terän sijasta klapiin osuu kirveen kurkku.” — Sometimes one misses and the log is hit by the belly of the haft instead of the axe head.
- cucumber (vine, Cucumis sativus)
- cucumber (vegetable)
- pickle (pickled cucumber)
Muodotkurkku(nominative, singular) · kurkut(nominative, plural) · kurkku(accusative, nominative, singular) · kurkut(accusative, nominative, plural) · kurkun(accusative, genitive, singular) · kurkut(accusative, genitive, plural) · kurkun(genitive, singular) · kurkkujen(genitive, plural) · kurkkua(partitive, singular) · kurkkuja(partitive, plural) · kurkussa(inessive, singular) · kurkuissa(inessive, plural) · kurkusta(elative, singular) · kurkuista(elative, plural) · kurkkuun(illative, singular) · kurkkuihin(illative, plural) · kurkulla(adessive, singular) · kurkuilla(adessive, plural) · kurkulta(ablative, singular) · kurkuilta(ablative, plural)