kucing
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Alternative forms
Etymology
From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kutíŋ (compare Malay kucing).
Pronunciation
Noun
kucing
- cat (domestic species)
Alternative forms
Etymology
Inherited from Malay kucing, from Classical Malay kucing, from (Western) Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kutíŋ.
Pronunciation
- (Standard Indonesian) IPA(key): /ˈkut͡ʃiŋ/ [ˈku.t͡ʃɪŋ]
Audio: (file) - Rhymes: -ut͡ʃiŋ
- Syllabification: ku‧cing
Noun
kucing (plural kucing-kucing, first-person possessive kucingku, second-person possessive kucingmu, third-person possessive kucingnya)
- cat (domestic species)
- (gay slang) homosexual partner; homosexual sugar baby
Synonyms
Derived terms
- kucing-kucing
- kucing-kucingan
- kucing abisinian
- kucing air
- kucing anggora
- kucing angora
- kucing bakau
- kucing batu
- kucing belanda
- kucing belang
- kucing bengal
- kucing congkok
- kucing emas
- kucing garong
- kucing hutan
- kucing kuwuk
- kucing liar
- kucing merah
- kucing negeri
- kucing pekak
- kucing piara
- kucing senggora
- kucing siam
- kucing tandang
- kucing tapai
- kucing tuli
Further reading
- “kucing” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.
Romanization
kucing
- Romanization of ꦏꦸꦕꦶꦁ
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Proto Western Malayo-Polynesian *kutíŋ. The history of this term is unclear. Although kucing applies almost exclusively to domestic cats today, it may have had earlier applications to wild felines.
Pronunciation
- (Bahasa Baku) IPA(key): /kut͡ʃɪŋ/
- (Johor-Selangor, Riau-Lingga) IPA(key): /kut͡ʃeŋ/
- (Perak) IPA(key): /kut͡ʃen/
- (Northern Peninsular Malay) IPA(key): /kut͡ʃin/
- Rhymes: -ut͡ʃeŋ
- Rhymes: -iŋ
Noun
kucing (Jawi spelling کوچيڠ, plural kucing-kucing, informal 1st possessive kucingku, 2nd possessive kucingmu, 3rd possessive kucingnya)
- cat (domestic species)
- Kucing saya berwarna kelabu.
- My cat is gray.
Synonyms
Derived terms
- kucing air
- kucing bakau
- kucing batu
- kucing belanda
- kucing belang
- kucing congkok
- kucing emas
- kucing garong
- kucing hutan
- kucing kuwuk
- kucing liar
- kucing merah
- kucing negeri
- kucing pekak
- kucing piara
- kucing senggora
- kucing siam
- kucing tandang
- kucing tapai
- kucing tuli
- kucing-kucing
- mata kucing
- tulang kucing
References
- Pijnappel, Jan (1875) “کوچڠ koetjing”, in Maleisch-Hollandsch woordenboek, John Enschede en Zonen, Frederik Muller, page 93
- Wilkinson, Richard James (1901) “کوچڠ kuching”, in A Malay-English dictionary (romanised), Hong Kong: Kelly & Walsh limited, page 545
- Wilkinson, Richard James (1932) “kuching”, in A Malay-English dictionary (romanised), volume I, Mytilene, Greece: Salavopoulos & Kinderlis, page 617
Further reading
- “kucing” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.
Noun
kucing
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