kucing
Brunei Malay
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kutiŋ (compare Malay kucing).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ku.t͡ʃiŋ/
Noun
kucing
- cat (domestic species)
Indonesian
Alternative forms
Etymology
Inherited from Malay kucing, from Classical Malay kucing, from (Western) Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kutiŋ. Compare Tagalog kuting.
Pronunciation
- (Standard Indonesian) IPA(key): /ˈkut͡ʃiŋ/ [ˈku.t͡ʃɪŋ]
Audio: (file) - Rhymes: -ut͡ʃiŋ
- Syllabification: ku‧cing
Noun
kucing (plural kucing-kucing)
- 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 [Great Dictionary of the Indonesian Language] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016
Javanese
Romanization
kucing
- romanization of ꦏꦸꦕꦶꦁ
Malay
Alternative forms
- kuching (British colonies, pre-1972)
- koetjing (Dutch Indies, pre-1947)
- kutjing (Indonesia, 1947-1967)
Etymology
From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kutiŋ. 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
- (Standard Literary) IPA(key): /ˈkut͡ʃiŋ/ [ˈku.t͡ʃiŋ]
- Rhymes: -ut͡ʃiŋ
- (Kuala Lumpur-Singapore) IPA(key): /ˈkut͡ʃeŋ/ [ˈku.t͡ʃeŋ]
- Rhymes: -ut͡ʃeŋ
- (Kedah) IPA(key): /ˈkut͡ʃin/ [ˈku.t͡ʃin]
- Rhymes: -ut͡ʃin
- Syllabification: ku‧cing
Noun
kucing (Jawi spelling کوچيڠ, plural kucing-kucing or kucing2)
- cat (domestic species)
- Kucing saya berwarna kelabu.
- My cat is gray.
Synonyms
Derived terms
Compounds
- 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
- mata kucing
- tulang kucing
Descendants
- > Indonesian: kucing (inherited)
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 (PRPM) [Malay Literary Reference Centre (PRPM)] (in Malay), Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017
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Etymology
From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kutiŋ.
Noun
kucing
- (literary) cat