kucing

Brunei Malay

Alternative forms

• ucing

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kutíŋ (compare Malay kucing).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ku.t͡ʃiŋ/

Noun

kucing

1. cat (domestic species)

Indonesian

Alternative forms

• koetjing (pre-1947)
• kutjing (1947-1967)

Etymology

From Malay kucing, from Classical Malay kucing, from (Western) Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kutíŋ.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkut͡ʃɪŋ/
• Rhymes: -t͡ʃɪŋ, -ɪŋ, -ŋ
• Rhymes: -ut͡ʃɪŋ

Noun

kucing (plural kucing-kucing, first-person possessive kucingku, second-person possessive kucingmu, third-person possessive kucingnya)

1. cat (domestic species)
2. (gay slang) homosexual partner; homosexual sugar baby

Synonyms

• meong

Derived terms

• kucing-kucing
• kucing-kucingan

 

• kucing abisinian
• kucing air
• kucing anggora
• kucing angora
• kucing bakau
• kucing batu
• kucing belanda
• kucing belang
• kucing bengal
• kucing congkok
• kucing emas
• kucing garong
• kucing hutan
• kucing kuwuk
• kucing liar
• kucing merah
• kucing negeri
• kucing pekak
• kucing piara
• kucing senggora
• kucing siam
• kucing tandang
• kucing tapai
• kucing tuli

 

Further reading

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

Javanese

Alternative forms

• Carakan: [Term?]
• Roman: kocing (dialectal), koetjing (dated)

Noun

kucing

1. cat

References

• The Linguistic Center of Yogyakarta (2015), “kucing”, in Kamus Basa Jawa (Bausastra Jawa) [Javanese Language Dictionary (Javanese Dictionary)] (in Javanese), Yogyakarta: Kanisius, →ISBN

Malay

Alternative forms

• kuching (British colonies, pre-1972)
• koetjing (Dutch Indies, pre-1947)
• kutjing (Indonesia, 1947-1967)

Etymology

From Proto Western Malayo-Polynesian *kutíŋ. The history of this term is unclear. Although kucing applies almost exclusively to domestic cats today, it may have had earlier applications to wild felines.

Pronunciation

• (Johor-Selangor, Riau-Lingga) IPA^(key): /kut͡ʃeŋ/
• (Baku) IPA^(key): /kut͡ʃɪŋ/
• Rhymes: -ut͡ʃeŋ
• Rhymes: -iŋ

Noun

kucing (Jawi spelling کوچيڠ‎, plural kucing-kucing, informal 1st possessive kucingku, 2nd possessive kucingmu, 3rd possessive kucingnya)

1. cat (domestic species)

   Kucing saya berwarna kelabu.

   My cat is gray.

Synonyms

• pusak (Sarawak)
• meong (Jakarta)

Derived terms

• kucing air
• kucing bakau
• kucing batu
• kucing belanda
• kucing belang
• kucing congkok
• kucing emas
• kucing garong
• kucing hutan
• kucing kuwuk
• kucing liar
• kucing merah
• kucing negeri
• kucing pekak
• kucing piara
• kucing senggora
• kucing siam
• kucing tandang
• kucing tapai
• kucing tuli
• kucing-kucing
• mata kucing
• tulang kucing

 

References

• Pijnappel, Jan (1875), “کوچڠ koetjing”, in Maleisch-Hollandsch woordenboek, John Enschede en Zonen, Frederik Muller, page 93
• Wilkinson, Richard James (1901), “کوچڠ kuching”, in A Malay-English dictionary (romanised), Hong Kong: Kelly & Walsh limited, page 545
• Wilkinson, Richard James (1932), “kuching”, in A Malay-English dictionary (romanised), volume I, Mytilene, Greece: Salavopoulos & Kinderlis, page 617

Further reading

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

Waray-Waray

Noun

kucing

1. (literary) cat