Etymology

Uncertain. Perhaps derived from a verb cognate to Latvian kūdīt ‎(“instigate, abet”). Phonologically, both words may be connected to Proto-Slavic *kydati ‎(“throw, cast”); compare Russian вы́кидыш ‎(výkidyš, “miscarriage”), Ukrainian dialectal скидча́ ‎(skydčá, “miscarried lamb”). Otherwise, this may be a Slavicism, borrowed from an unattested *xudьcь, from Proto-Slavic *xudъ ‎(“small, thin”); compare Russian худо́й ‎(xudój, “thin”), Polish chudy ‎(“thin, lean”) etc. ^[1]

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈkuː.dʲɪ.kʲɪs/