Definition
A Scottish and Northern English word for a cuckoo bird, or a foolish or silly person.
Etymology
From Old Norse 'gaukr' (cuckoo), from Proto-Germanic origins. The bird name transferred to mean 'fool' because cuckoos were associated with foolishness in folklore.
Kelly Says
The cuckoo got a bad reputation across European languages—in English, German, and French, the cuckoo's name became slang for 'fool' because of its simple call and parasitic breeding behavior.
Translations
ARالعربية
مُبْطِل
mu-b-til
CACatalà
idiota
ee-dee-o-ta
CSČeština
hloupý
hlo-u-py
ELΕλληνικά
idiota
ee-dee-o-ta
FRFrançais
idiot
ee-dee-oh
IDBahasa Indonesia
bodoh
bo-doh
ITItaliano
idiota
ee-dee-o-ta
KKKK
ақылсыздар
a-ky-l-sy-z-dar
MSBahasa Melayu
bodoh
bo-doh
MYမြန်မာ
ကျွန်တော်
kyun-ta-w
RUРусский
идиот
ee-dee-ot
SVSvenska
idiot
ee-dee-ot
SWKiswahili
mnyama
m-nya-ma
TAதமிழ்
மூர்க்கன்
moo-r-kan
TEతెలుగు
మందబుడి
man-da-bu-di
UKУкраїнська
дурень
doo-ren-y
VITiếng Việt
ngu ngốc
ngu ngoc
YOYO
ọ̀rọ̀ ẹ̀rọ̀
o-ro e-ro
ZUZU
umuntu omnyama
u-mu-ntu o-m-ny-a-ma