kubis

See also: Kubis and Kubiś

Indonesian

kubis

Etymology

From Malay kubis, from Portuguese couves, plural form of couve, from Old Galician-Portuguese couve, from earlier *coue, from Latin caulis, caulem (“stem of a cabbage”), from Ancient Greek καυλός (kaulós, “stem”). Doublet of kol.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈkubɪs]

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• Hyphenation: ku‧bis

Noun

kubis (plural kubis-kubis)

1. cabbage

   Synonym: kol

Derived terms

• kubis brussel
• kubis cina
• kubis ungu

Further reading

• “kubis”, in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia [Great Dictionary of the Indonesian Language] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016
• Tantri Miharti; Kurniawati; Dewi Eka Arini Algozi (2019), Kamus Tata Boga [Culinary Arts Dictionary] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Badan Pengembangan Bahasa dan Perbukuan, Kementerian Pendidikan dan Kebudayaan, →ISBN, page 51

Malay

Alternative forms

• kobis

Etymology

From Portuguese couves, plural form of couve, from Old Galician-Portuguese couve, from earlier *coue, from Latin caulis, caulem (“stem of a cabbage”), from Ancient Greek καυλός (kaulós, “stem”).

Noun

kubis (Jawi spelling کوبيس, plural kubis-kubis)

1. cabbage

Descendants

• Indonesian: kubis

Further reading

• "kubis" in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu (PRPM) [Malay Literary Reference Centre (PRPM)] (in Malay), Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017
  (also see "kubis" at PRPM first version)