kucai
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Indonesian
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
From Malay kucai, from Hokkien 韭菜 (kú-chhài).
Noun
kucai (first-person possessive kucaiku, second-person possessive kucaimu, third-person possessive kucainya)
Etymology 2
From Minangkabau . Doublet of kucil.
Verb
kucai
Conjugation
| Conjugation of kucai (meng-, intransitive) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Root | kucai | ||||
| Active | Involuntary | Passive | Basic / Imperative |
Emphatic / 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
Further reading
- “kucai” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.
Malay
Etymology
Borrowed from Hokkien 韭菜 (kú-chhài).
Noun
kucai (Jawi spelling کوچاي, plural kucai-kucai, informal 1st possessive kucaiku, 2nd possessive kucaimu, 3rd possessive kucainya)
Descendants
Further reading
- “kucai” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.