kukkuk comm. bird species, black breast with reddish back; dark face, black feet and beak, a medium-sized pigeon. [This bird is considered dirty so it is not eaten. It is believed to come from dolong.‘fluid of a decomposing corpse’. According to belief, it thaws or liquifies when cooked.] Kalyon nan kukkuk di kuk! kuk! kuk! The buzzard-bird says kuk! kuk! kuk! (sem. domains: 1.6.1.2 - Bird.)
