kucing tapai

Malay

Etymology

From kucing +‎ tapai.

Noun

kucing tapai

1. (dated) rabbit

   Synonyms: arnab, terwelu, kelinci, kucing belanda

References

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