kukus
See also: Kukuś
English edit
Noun edit
kukus
Indonesian edit
Etymology edit
From Malay kukus, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kukus, from Proto-Austronesian *kukus.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
kukus (first-person possessive kukusku, second-person possessive kukusmu, third-person possessive kukusnya)
Derived terms edit
Further reading edit
- “kukus” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Language Development and Fostering Agency — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.
Javanese edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
From Old Javanese kukus, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kukus, from Proto-Austronesian *kukus.
Noun edit
kukus (krama ngoko kukus)
References edit
- The Linguistic Center of Yogyakarta (2015) “kukus”, in Kamus Basa Jawa (Bausastra Jawa) [Javanese Language Dictionary (Javanese Dictionary)] (in Javanese), Yogyakarta: Kanisius, →ISBN
- "kukus" in Elinor Clark Horne, Javanese-English Dictionary. Yale University Press, New Haven and London, 1974
Malay edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kukus, from Proto-Austronesian *kukus.
Pronunciation edit
- Rhymes: -us
Adjective edit
kukus (Jawi spelling کوکوس)
- steamed
- nasi kukus
- steamed rice
Verb edit
kukus
Descendants edit
Further reading edit
- “kukus” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.