kucai

kucai

Indonesian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈkut͡ʃai̯]
• Hyphenation: ku‧cai

Etymology 1

From Malay kucai, from Min Nan 韭菜 (kú-tshài).

Noun

kucai (first-person possessive kucaiku, second-person possessive kucaimu, third-person possessive kucainya)

1. chive

Etymology 2

From Minangkabau [Term?]. Doublet of kucil.

Verb

kucai

1. (dialectal) to exile

   Synonyms: kucil, pencil

Conjugation

Conjugation of kucai (meng-, intransitive)
Root	kucai
	Active	Involuntary	Passive	Imperative	Jussive
Active	mengucai	terkucai	dikucai	kucai	kucailah
Locative	mengucaii	terkucaii	dikucaii	kucaii	kucaiilah
Causative / Applicative1	mengucaikan	terkucaikan	dikucaikan	kucaikan	kucaikanlah
	Causative
Active	memperkucai	terperkucai	diperkucai	perkucai	perkucailah
Locative	memperkucaii	terperkucaii	diperkucaii	perkucaii	perkucaiilah
Causative / Applicative1	memperkucaikan	terperkucaikan	diperkucaikan	perkucaikan	perkucaikanlah
1The -kan row is either causative or applicative, with transitive roots it mostly has applicative meaning. Notes: Some of these forms do normally not exist or are rarely used in standard Indonesian. Some forms may also change meaning.

Derived terms

• mengucai
• terkucai

 

Further reading

• “kucai” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Language Development and Fostering Agency — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.

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Malay

Etymology

Borrowed from Min Nan 韭菜 (kú-tshài).

Noun

kucai (Jawi spelling کوچاي‎, plural kucai-kucai, informal 1st possessive kucaiku, 2nd possessive kucaimu, 3rd possessive kucainya)

1. chive

Descendants

• → Indonesian: kucai
• → Pattani Malay: کوچا‎ / กูจา

Further reading

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