kukus
See also: Kukuś
English
Noun
kukus
- plural of kuku
Indonesian
Etymology
From Malay kukus, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kukus, from Proto-Austronesian *kukus.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈkukʊs/
- Hyphenation: ku‧kus
Noun
kukus (first-person possessive kukusku, second-person possessive kukusmu, third-person possessive kukusnya)
- steam
- Synonym: uap
Derived terms
- berkukus
- kukusan
- mengukus
- pengukus
- pengukusan
Further reading
- “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
Alternative forms
- Carakan: ꦏꦸꦏꦸꦱ꧀
- Roman: koekoes (dated)
Etymology
From Old Javanese kukus, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kukus, from Proto-Austronesian *kukus.
Noun
kukus (krama ngoko kukus)
- smoke
- Synonyms: asep, kebul
- steam
- Synonym: uwab
- water vapor
- Synonym: uwab
References
- “[ kukus]” in Bausastra Jawa, Yogyakarta: The Linguistic Center of Yogyakarta [Balai Bahasa Provinsi Yogyakarta].
- "kukus" in Elinor Clark Horne, Javanese-English Dictionary. Yale University Press, New Haven and London, 1974
Malay
Etymology
From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kukus, from Proto-Austronesian *kukus.
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -us
Adjective
kukus (Jawi spelling کوکوس)
- steamed
- nasi kukus
- steamed rice
Verb
kukus
- steam
Descendants
- Indonesian: kukus
Further reading
- “kukus” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.