kucing

Brunei Malay

Alternative forms

• ucing

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kutiŋ (compare Malay kucing).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ku.t͡ʃiŋ/

Noun

kucing

1. cat (domestic species)

Indonesian

Alternative forms

• koetjing (1901–1947)
• kutjing (1947–1967)

Etymology

Inherited from Malay kucing, from Classical Malay kucing, from (Western) Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kutiŋ. Compare Tagalog kuting.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /ˈkut͡ʃiŋ/ [ˈku.t͡ʃɪŋ]

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• Rhymes: -ut͡ʃiŋ
• Syllabification: ku‧cing

Noun

kucing (plural kucing-kucing)

1. cat (domestic species)
2. (gay slang) homosexual partner; homosexual sugar baby

Synonyms

• empus, pusak, meong, meng

Derived terms

• kucing-kucing
• kucing-kucingan

• kucing abisinian
• kucing air
• kucing anggora
• kucing angora
• kucing bakau
• kucing batu
• kucing belanda
• kucing belang
• kucing bengal
• kucing congkok
• kucing emas
• kucing garong
• kucing hutan
• kucing kuwuk
• kucing liar
• kucing merah
• kucing negeri
• kucing pekak
• kucing piara
• kucing senggora
• kucing siam
• kucing tandang
• kucing tapai
• kucing tuli

Further reading

• “kucing”, in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia [Great Dictionary of the Indonesian Language] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016

Javanese

Romanization

kucing

1. romanization of ꦏꦸꦕꦶꦁ

Malay

Alternative forms

• kuching (British colonies, pre-1972)
• koetjing (Dutch Indies, pre-1947)
• kutjing (Indonesia, 1947-1967)

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kutiŋ. The history of this term is unclear. Although kucing applies almost exclusively to domestic cats today, it may have had earlier applications to wild felines.

Pronunciation

• (Literary Standard) IPA^(key): /ˈkut͡ʃiŋ/ [ˈku.t͡ʃiŋ]
  • Rhymes: -ut͡ʃiŋ
• (Kuala Lumpur-Singapore) IPA^(key): /ˈkut͡ʃeŋ/ [ˈku.t͡ʃeŋ]
  • Rhymes: -ut͡ʃeŋ
• (Kedah) IPA^(key): /ˈkut͡ʃiŋ/ [ˈku.t͡ʃiŋ]
  • Rhymes: -ut͡ʃiŋ
• Syllabification: ku‧cing

Noun

kucing (Jawi spelling کوچيڠ, plural kucing-kucing)

1. cat (domestic species)

   Kucing saya berwarna kelabu.

   My cat is gray.

Synonyms

• pusak (Sarawak)
• meong (Jakarta)

Derived terms

Compounds

• kucing air
• kucing bakau
• kucing batu
• kucing belanda
• kucing belang
• kucing congkok
• kucing emas
• kucing garong
• kucing hutan
• kucing kuwuk
• kucing liar
• kucing merah
• kucing negeri
• kucing pekak
• kucing piara
• kucing senggora
• kucing siam
• kucing tandang
• kucing tapai
• kucing tuli
• mata kucing
• tulang kucing

Descendants

• > Indonesian: kucing

References

• Pijnappel, Jan (1875), “کوچڠ koetjing”, in Maleisch-Hollandsch woordenboek, John Enschede en Zonen, Frederik Muller, page 93
• Wilkinson, Richard James (1901), “کوچڠ kuching”, in A Malay-English dictionary (romanised), Hong Kong: Kelly & Walsh limited, page 545
• Wilkinson, Richard James (1932), “kuching”, in A Malay-English dictionary (romanised), volume I, Mytilene, Greece: Salavopoulos & Kinderlis, page 617

Further reading

• "kucing" in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu (PRPM) [Malay Literary Reference Centre (PRPM)] (in Malay), Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017
  (also see "kucing" at PRPM first version)

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Etymology

Derived from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kutiŋ.

Noun

kucing

1. (literary) cat