cuka

See also: čuka, cūka, cūkā, and чука

Indonesian

Etymology

From Malay cuka (“vinegar, sour”), possibly:

• Sanskrit चुक्र (cukra, “sourness; fruit vinegar”), through assimilation of liquid consonants r and l to a preceding stop, nasal, sibilant, or v, in Prakrit such as Pali. Compare Bengali চুকা (cuka, “sour, acid”), Tagalog suka, Cebuano suka.
• Persian سرکا (serkâ, “vinegar”)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /t͡ʃu.ka/

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• Hyphenation: cu‧ka
• Rhymes: -ka

Noun

cuka (plural cuka-cuka, first-person possessive cukaku, second-person possessive cukamu, third-person possessive cukanya)

1. vinegar

Alternative forms

• tjoeka (pre-1947)

Derived terms

• bercuka

 

• asam cuka
• cuka anggur
• cuka apel
• cuka balsam
• cuka belanda
• cuka beras
• cuka jawa

 

Further reading

• “cuka” 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.

Malay

Etymology

Possibly either:

• Sanskrit चुक्र (cukra, “sourness; fruit vinegar”), through assimilation of liquid consonants r and l to a preceding stop, nasal, sibilant, or v, in Prakrit such as Pali. Compare Bengali চুকা (cuka, “sour, acid”).
• Persian سرکا (serkâ, “vinegar”)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /t͡ʃuka/
• Rhymes: -uka, -ka
• (Johor-Riau) IPA^(key): [t͡ʃukə]

Noun

cuka (Jawi spelling چوک, plural cuka-cuka, informal 1st possessive cukaku, 2nd possessive cukamu, 3rd possessive cukanya)

1. vinegar

Descendants

• Indonesian: cuka
• → Bikol Central: suka
• → Cebuano: suka
• → Ilocano: suka
• → Javanese: ꦕꦺꦴꦏꦏ꧀ (cokak), ꦕꦸꦏꦏ꧀ (cukak)
• → Maranao: soka'
• → Tagalog: suka

Further reading

• “cuka” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.

Volapük

Noun

cuka

1. genitive singular of cuk