cuka
Indonesian
Etymology
From Malay cuka (“vinegar, sour”).
- Perhaps from Sanskrit चुक्र (cukra, “sourness; fruit vinegar”), through assimilation of liquid consonants r and l to a preceding stop, nasal, sibilant, or v, in Prakrit such as Pali, with cognate such as Bengali চুকা (cuka, “sour, acid”) or
- Min Nan 醋 (chhò͘, “vinegar”), or
- Persian سرکا (serkâ, “vinegar”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /t͡ʃu.ka/
- Hyphenation: cu‧ka
Further reading
- “cuka” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia (KBBI) Daring, Jakarta: Badan Pengembangan dan Pembinaan Bahasa, Kementerian Pendidikan dan Kebudayaan Republik Indonesia, 2016.
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