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]
• Hyphenation: ku‧bis

Noun

kubis (plural kubis-kubis, first-person possessive kubisku, second-person possessive kubismu, third-person possessive kubisnya)

1. cabbage.

   Synonym: kol

Further reading

• “kubis” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Language Development and Fostering Agency — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.

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, informal 1st possessive kubisku, 2nd possessive kubismu, 3rd possessive kubisnya)

1. cabbage

Descendants

• → Indonesian: kubis

Further reading

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