κούκλα
Greek
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈkukla/
- Hyphenation: κού‧κλα
Noun
κούκλα • (koúkla) f (plural κούκλες, masculine κούκλος)
- doll, puppet, marionette (toy in the form of a human, usually of a baby or girl)
- Το κοριτσάκι παίζει με τις κούκλες. ― To koritsáki paízei me tis koúkles. ― The little girl plays with the dolls.
- mannequin, dummy (life-size model of the human body, used for the fitting or displaying of clothes)
- Κοίταγε τις κούκλες στην βιτρίνα. ― Koítage tis koúkles stin vitrína. ― She was looking at the mannequins in the display.
- (figuratively) doll, dish, peach, beauty, babe, bombshell (very attractive woman)
- Κοίτα κάτι κούκλες στην παραλία, θεέ μου! ― Koíta káti koúkles stin paralía, theé mou! ― Look at those babes on the beach, my God!
- (colloquial, affectionate) darling, sweetheart, babycakes (term of affection for young woman)
- Να 'σαι καλά, κούκλα μου! ― Na 'sai kalá, koúkla mou! ― Take care of yourself, sweetheart!
- skein (length of cotton yarn put up together)
- Χρειάζεσαι πέντε κούκλες για να φτιάξεις πουλόβερ. ― Chreiázesai pénte koúkles gia na ftiáxeis poulóver. ― You need five skeins (of cotton) to make a jumper.
Declension
Derived terms
- κουκλάκι n (koukláki, “dolly”) (diminutive)
- κουκλίτσα f (kouklítsa, “dolly”) (diminutive)
- κουκλάρα f (kouklára, “babe, bombshell”) (augmentative for sense 3 only)
- κουκλί n (kouklí, “doll”)
- κουκλόσπιτο n (kouklóspito, “doll's house”)
- κουκλοθέατρο n (kouklothéatro, “puppet, puppet theatre”)
- έξω κούκλα, μέσα πανούκλα (éxo koúkla, mésa panoúkla, “outside: a doll; inside: a plague”)
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