kicap

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Malay

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Etymology

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From Hokkien 膎汁 (kê-chiap, fish brine). Compare Kapampangan kesiap.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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kicap (Jawi spelling کيچڤ, informal 1st possessive kicapku, 2nd possessive kicapmu, 3rd possessive kicapnya)

  1. soy sauce
    Synonyms: tauyu, toyu

Alternative forms

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Descendants

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  • ? English: ketchup (probable but uncertain) (see there for further descendants)

Further reading

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  • kicap” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.
  • Hoogervorst, Tom G. (2021) Language Ungoverned: Indonesia's Chinese Print Entrepreneurs, 1911-1949[1], Ithaca, New York: Cornell University Press, page 200
  • Douglas, Carstairs (1873) “鮭 kôe”, in Chinese-English Dictionary of the Vernacular or Spoken Language of Amoy, [With 1923 Supplement after the Appendix by Thomas Barclay, Shanghai: Commercial Press, Ltd.] edition (overall work in Hokkien and English), London: Trübner & Co., page 242; New Edition (With Chinese Character Glosses) edition, London: Presbyterian Church of England, 1899, page 242