cuaca
Brunei Malay
Etymology
Compare Malay cuaca. Ultimately from Sanskrit स्वच्छ (svaccha).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /t͡ʃuat͡ʃa/, /t͡ʃwat͡ʃa/
- Hyphenation: cu‧a‧ca, cua‧ca
Noun
cuaca
- weather (state of the atmosphere)
Indonesian
Etymology
From Malay cuaca, from Tamil சுவச்சம் (cuvaccam, “clearness (of the atmosphere)”), from Prakrit, from Sanskrit स्वच्छ (svaccha, “pure, clear, transparent”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /t͡ʃu.a.t͡ʃa/
- Hyphenation: cu‧a‧ca
Noun
cuaca
- weather
- Synonym: udara
Derived terms
- cuaca baik
- cuaca berlangsung
- cuaca laik
- cuaca lampau
- cuaca laut
- cuaca layak
- cuaca marak
- cuaca menonjol
- cuaca terang
Further reading
- “cuaca” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Language Development and Fostering Agency — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.
Malay
Etymology
From Sanskrit स्वच्छ (svaccha, “clear; pellucid”).
Noun
cuaca (Jawi spelling چواچ, plural cuaca-cuaca, informal 1st possessive cuacaku, 2nd possessive cuacamu, 3rd possessive cuacanya)
- weather, climate
- Cuaca baik hari ini.
- The weather is good today.
Derived terms
Affixed terms and other derivations
Regular affixed derivations:
- bercuaca [stative / habitual] (beR-)
Descendants
- Indonesian: cuaca
Adjective
cuaca (Jawi spelling چواچ)
- (of the atmosphere) clear, pellucid