Definition
A wildflower with a distinctive spotted stem and colorful spathe, also known as lords-and-ladies or cuckoo pint.
Etymology
From 'cuckoo' + Middle English 'pint' (possibly from Latin 'pinctus' or related to 'penis'), referring to the plant's phallic central spike; named because it flowers when cuckoos arrive.
Kelly Says
Cuckoopint has some delightfully rude old names like 'priest's pintle' and 'friar's cowl' because medieval people saw the botanical anatomy and couldn't resist naming it accordingly—plant naming was much less formal back then!
Translations
AMአማርኛ
Cuckoo ክፍት
ku-ku k-ift
ARالعربية
شوكة الحسون
shū-kah al-ḥusūn
BNবাংলা
কুকুর পিন
ku-ku-r pin
CACatalà
pinta cuc
pin-ta ku-k
CSČeština
kukuččí pína
ku-ku-č-čí pi-ná
DADansk
kuku-pind
ku-ku-ˈpiːnd
DEDeutsch
Kuckuckspint
kʊkʊksˈpɪnt
ELΕλληνικά
κουκου πιν
ku-ku pi-n
ESEspañol
pinta de cucú
pin-ta de ku-ˈku
FAفارسی
میله کبوتر
mi-leh ka-bo-ter
FISuomi
kyyhky-pää
kyyh-ky-pää
FRFrançais
pinte-coucou
pɛnt ku-ku
GUGU
કુકુર પિન
ku-ku-r pin
HAHA
yarin kugu
ya-rin ku-gu
HEעברית
קוקו פין
kok-o pin
HIहिन्दी
बत्तख का पिन
bat-tak ka pin
HUMagyar
kukuk-pálca
ku-ku-k-pál-ca
IDBahasa Indonesia
cucak pin
ku-cak pin
IGIG
nwanyi cuckoo
n-wa-nyi ku-ku
ITItaliano
cucciolo di cuculo
ku-tʃo-lo di ku-ku-lo
JA日本語
カッコウのピン
kakkou no pin
KKKK
күкүк піні
ku-ku-k pi-ni
KMKM
ស្ត្រីកូកូ
s-trei ku-ku
KO한국어
뻐꾸기 핀트
ppo-kku-gi pin-teu
MSBahasa Melayu
cucuk pin
ku-cuk pin
MYမြန်မာ
ကျောက်ကြောင်ပင်
chaw-kye-kyaun-pin
NLNederlands
kuikenpijn
kui-ken-pijn
NONorsk
kjukk-pind
kjukk ˈpɪnd
PAPA
ਕੁੱਕੂ ਪਿੰਨ
ku-kku pin-n
PLPolski
kukuśka-pint
ku-ku-ska-pint
PTPortuguês
pintinho-cuco
pin-tin-ju ku-ˈku
RORomână
cucu pin
ku-ku pin
RUРусский
кукушка-пинт
ku-ku-sh-ka-pint
SVSvenska
kuckucks pinne
kʊkʊks pin-ne
SWKiswahili
ku-ku pin
ku-ku pin
TAதமிழ்
கூகு பின்
koo-gu pin
TEతెలుగు
కుకు పిన్
ku-ku pin
THไทย
เข็มคูคู
khɛm ku-ku
TLTL
cuckoo pin
ku-ku-o pin
TRTürkçe
kukuk pınti
ku-ku-k pin-ti
UKУкраїнська
кукушка-пін
ku-ku-sh-ka-pɪn
URاردو
کُکُک پین
ku-ku-p in
VITiếng Việt
chỉ cuc
chi ku-k
ZH中文
布谷鸟的针
bù gū niǎo de zhēn
ZUZU
intombi yeku-ku
in-to-mbi ye-ku-ku