cuka

See also: čuka, cūka, cūkā, and чука

Indonesian

Etymology

From Malay cuka (“vinegar, sour”).

1. Perhaps from 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, with cognate such as Bengali চুকা (cuka, “sour, acid”) or
2. Min Nan 醋 (chhò͘, “vinegar”), or
3. Persian سرکا‏ (serkâ, “vinegar”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /t͡ʃu.ka/
• Hyphenation: cu‧ka

Noun

cuka

1. vinegar

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.

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Noun

cuka

1. genitive singular of cuk