cuaca

Brunei Malay

Etymology

Compare Malay cuaca. Ultimately from Sanskrit स्वच्छ (svaccha).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /t͡ʃuat͡ʃa/, /t͡ʃwat͡ʃa/
• Hyphenation: cu‧a‧ca, cua‧ca

Noun

cuaca

1. weather (state of the atmosphere)

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Indonesian

Etymology

From Malay cuaca, from Sanskrit स्वच्छ (svaccha, “pure, clear, transparent”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /t͡ʃu.a.t͡ʃa/
• Hyphenation: cu‧a‧ca

Noun

cuaca

1. weather

   Synonym: udara

Derived terms

• cuaca baik
• cuaca berlangsung
• cuaca laik
• cuaca lampau
• cuaca laut
• cuaca layak
• cuaca marak
• cuaca menonjol
• cuaca terang

 

Further reading

• “cuaca” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia (KBBI) Daring, Jakarta: Badan Pengembangan dan Pembinaan Bahasa, Kementerian Pendidikan dan Kebudayaan Republik Indonesia, 2016.

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Malay

Etymology

From Sanskrit स्वच्छ (svaccha, “clear; pellucid”).

Noun

cuaca (Jawi spelling چواچ‎, plural cuaca-cuaca, informal 1st possessive cuacaku, impolite 2nd possessive cuacamu, 3rd possessive cuacanya)

1. weather, climate

   Cuaca baik hari ini.

   The weather is good today.

Derived terms

Affixed terms and other derivations

Regular affixed derivations:

• bercuaca [stative / habitual] (beR-)

Descendants

• Indonesian: cuaca

Adjective

cuaca (Jawi spelling چواچ‎)

1. (of the atmosphere) clear, pellucid