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kuda

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See also: Kuda, kudā, and ku*da

English

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Etymology

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(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

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Noun

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kuda (plural kudas)

  1. (dated) The Malayan tapir (Tapirus indicus).

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Anagrams

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Antigua and Barbuda Creole English

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Verb

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kuda

  1. could've

Blagar

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Noun

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kuda

  1. horse

References

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Brunei Malay

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Etymology

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Uncertain. Compare Malay kuda. See also Marathi घोडा (ghoḍā), Maharastri Prakrit 𑀖𑁄𑀟𑀅 (ghoḍaa), Sanskrit घोटक (ghoṭaka), Tamil குதிரை (kutirai).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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kuda

  1. horse
  2. knight (chess)

Chichewa

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Etymology

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Inherited from Proto-Bantu *kʊ̀jída (to get dark, to get black - zone P).

Pronunciation

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Infinitive

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kuda

  1. infinitive of -da.

Derived terms

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  • -chikuda (black, African)
  • Chikuda (Africanness, African or black tradition)
  • chakuda (black thing, dirty thing)
  • chachikuda (African matter)
  • mkuda (black person, negro)
  • wakuda (black person, negro, African)
  • wachikuda (black person, negro, African)

Noun

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kuda class 15

  1. darkness
  2. dirt

Adjective

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-kuda

  1. black
  2. dirty

References

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  • Steven Paas (2016), Oxford Chichewa-English/English - Chichewa Dictionary[1], Oxford University Press, page 226

Guinea-Bissau Creole

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Etymology

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From Portuguese cuidar. Cognate with Kabuverdianu kuda.

Verb

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kuda

  1. to think

Iban

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Etymology

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From Malay kuda, Tamil குதிரை (kutirai).

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Noun

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kuda

  1. horse
  2. (chess) knight

Indonesian

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Indonesian Wikipedia has an article on:
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kuda (1)

Etymology

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From Malay kuda.

The sense of knight (chess) is a semantic loan from Dutch paard (knight (chess), literally horse).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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kuda (plural kuda-kuda)

  1. horse
    Synonyms: jaran, turangga
  2. (chess) knight

Derived terms

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See also

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Chess pieces in Indonesian · buah catur (see also: catur) (layout · text)
♚ ♛ ♜ ♝ ♞ ♟
raja menteri, patih, ratu, ster benteng gajah, loper, menteri, luncung, luncur, peluncur kuda bidak, pion, prajurit

Verb

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kuda

  1. ride (a horse)

Further reading

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Japanese

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Romanization

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kuda

  1. Rōmaji transcription of くだ

Javanese

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Romanization

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kuda

  1. romanization of ꦏꦸꦢ

Kabuverdianu

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Etymology

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From Portuguese cuidar.

Verb

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kuda

  1. to think

Maguindanao

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Malay kuda.

Noun

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kuda (Jawi spelling کُوْدَ)

  1. horse
    Synonyms: migkuda, migkukuda

Malay

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Etymology

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Uncertain. See also Marathi घोडा (ghoḍā), Maharastri Prakrit 𑀖𑁄𑀟𑀅 (ghoḍaa), Sanskrit घोटक (ghoṭaka), Tamil குதிரை (kutirai).

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Noun

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kuda (Jawi spelling کودا, plural kuda-kuda or kuda2)

  1. A horse.
  2. A horsepower (unit for measuring the power of an engine or motor).
    Synonyms: daya kuda, kuasa kuda
  3. (chess) The knight piece in chess.

Derived terms

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Affixations
  • berkuda (to ride a horse; to go horseback riding)

Descendants

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  • > Indonesian: kuda (inherited)
  • Bau Bidayuh: kuda
  • Maguindanao: kuda
  • Maranao: koda'
  • Central Melanau: kudak
  • Tetum: kuda
  • Tausug: kura'

See also

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Chess pieces in Malay · buah catur
بواه چاتور (layout · text)
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raja, syah
راج, شاه
bendahara, menteri, permaisuri, ratu
بنداهارا, منتري, ڤرمايسوري, راتو
benteng, tir
بينتيڠ, تير
gajah
ݢاجه
kuda
کودا
bidak, piadah, pion
بيدق, ڤياده, ڤيون

Further reading

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

Old Javanese

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Etymology

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Unknown, probably from Prakrit ghōḍa, from Sanskrit घोटक (ghoṭaka), from Proto-Dravidian *kHutt-.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ku.da/
  • Rhymes: -da
  • Hyphenation: ku‧da

Noun

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kuda

  1. horse
    Synonyms: ajaran, ajar-ajaran, aśwa, ghoṭaka, haya, hayah, jaran, tuṅgaṅan, turaga, turaṅga, turaṅgama, uṇḍakan, wāhana, wāji

Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • > Javanese: ꦏꦸꦢ (kuda) (inherited)
  • >? Malay: kuda (see there for further descendants)

Further reading

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  • "kuda" in P.J. Zoetmulder with the collaboration of S.O. Robson, Old Javanese-English Dictionary. 's-Gravenhage: M. Nijhoff, 1982.

Serbo-Croatian

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Etymology

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Inherited from Proto-Slavic *kǫda.

Adverb

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kùda (Cyrillic spelling ку̀да)

  1. which way, in what direction
    Kuda si išao?
    Which way did you go?

Conjunction

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kùda (Cyrillic spelling ку̀да)

  1. which way, in what direction

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Sundanese

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Etymology

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Uncertain. Compare Malay kuda, Acehnese guda. See also Marathi घोडा (ghoḍā), Maharastri Prakrit 𑀖𑁄𑀟𑀅 (ghoḍaa), Sanskrit घोटक (ghoṭaka), Tamil குதிரை (kutirai).

Noun

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kuda (Sundanese script ᮊᮥᮓ)

  1. horse

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Tagalog

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Noun

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kudâ (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜓᜇ)

  1. (slang) chatter; blabber
    Synonyms: satsat, daldal, (slang) ebas

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Tetum

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Etymology 1

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From Malay kuda, ultimately Tamil குதிரை (kutirai).

Noun

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kuda

  1. horse
  2. (chess) knight
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Etymology 2

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Unknown.

Verb

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kuda

  1. to plant
  2. to sow
Derived terms
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Further reading

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  • Fransiskus Monteiro (1985), Kamus Tetun-Indonesia [Tetum-Indonesian Dictionary] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Pusat Pembinaan dan Pengembangan Bahasa, Departemen Pendidikan dan Kebudayaan
  • kuda”, in Dicionário infopédia: Tetum-English, Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2026

Tiruray

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Noun

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kuda

  1. horse