kucai

Indonesian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈkut͡ʃai̯]
  • Hyphenation: ku‧cai

Etymology 1

From Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value), from Min Nan 韭菜 (kú-tshài).

Noun

kucai (first-person possessive kucaiku, second-person possessive kucaimu, third-person possessive kucainya)

  1. chive

Etymology 2

From Minangkabau [Term?]. Doublet of kucil.

Verb

kucai

  1. (dialectal) to exile
    Synonyms: kucil, pencil
Conjugation
Conjugation of kucai (meng-, intransitive)
Root Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value)
Active Involuntary Passive Imperative Jussive
Active mengucai terkucai dikucai Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value) kucailah
Locative mengucaii terkucaii dikucaii kucaii kucaiilah
Causative / Applicative1 mengucaikan terkucaikan dikucaikan kucaikan kucaikanlah
Causative
Active memperkucai terperkucai diperkucai perkucai perkucailah
Locative memperkucaii terperkucaii diperkucaii perkucaii perkucaiilah
Causative / Applicative1 memperkucaikan terperkucaikan diperkucaikan perkucaikan perkucaikanlah
1The -kan row is either causative or applicative, with transitive roots it mostly has applicative meaning.
Notes:
Some of these forms do normally not exist or are rarely used in standard Indonesian. Some forms may also change meaning.
Derived terms
  • mengucai
  • terkucai

Further reading

Malay

Etymology

Borrowed from Min Nan 韭菜 (kú-tshài).

Noun

Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value)

  1. chive

Descendants

  • Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value)
  • Pattani Malay: کوچا / กูจา

Further reading

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