kuap
Indonesian
Etymology
From Malay kuap, from Proto-Malayic *uap, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *(ma-)huab, from Proto-Austronesian *(ma-)Suab, *(ma-)Suaw. Doublet of uap. The initial k- is hard to explain, though according to Adelaar (1992) it must have arisen through these stages: *ma-uap > *ma-ŋuap from which dialectal nguap can be found. Prentice alternatively suggests a derivation from *kA-uap with loss of the first vowel.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈkuap̚/
- Hyphenation: ku‧ap
Noun
kuap (first-person possessive kuapku, second-person possessive kuapmu, third-person possessive kuapnya)
- yawning.
Alternative forms
- uap (“yawning”)
Derived terms
- menguap
Further reading
- “kuap” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Language Development and Fostering Agency — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.
Malay
Alternative forms
- uap
Etymology
From Proto-Malayic *uap, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *huab, from Proto-Austronesian *Suab. The initial k- is hard to explain, though according to Adelaar (1992) it must have arisen through these stages: *ma-uap > *ma-ŋuap from which dialectal nguap can be found. Prentice alternatively suggests a derivation from *kA-uap with loss of the first vowel.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kuap/
- Rhymes: -uap, -wap, -ap
Verb
kuap (Jawi spelling کواڤ)
- to yawn
Derived terms
Regular affixed derivations:
- menguap [agent focus] (meN-)
- terkuap-kuap [reduplication + agentless action] (redup + teR-)
Irregular affixed derivations, other derivations and compound words:
- menguap-nguap
Descendants
- Indonesian: kuap (“yawning”)
Further reading
- “kuap” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.