cuaca

Brunei Malay

Etymology

Compare Malay cuaca. Ultimately from Sanskrit स्वच्छ (svaccha).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /t͡ʃuat͡ʃa/, /t͡ʃwat͡ʃa/
  • Hyphenation: cu‧a‧ca, cua‧ca

Noun

cuaca

  1. weather (state of the atmosphere)

Indonesian

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Malay cuaca, from Tamil சுவச்சம் (cuvaccam, clearness (of the atmosphere)), from Sanskrit स्वच्छ (svaccha, pure, clear, transparent).

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Indonesian) IPA(key): /t͡ʃuˈat͡ʃa/ [t͡ʃuˈa.t͡ʃa]
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -at͡ʃa
  • Syllabification: cu‧a‧ca

Noun

cuaca

  1. weather
    Synonym: udara

Derived terms

  • cuaca baik
  • cuaca berlangsung
  • cuaca laik
  • cuaca lampau
  • cuaca laut
  • cuaca layak
  • cuaca marak
  • cuaca menonjol
  • cuaca terang

Further reading

Malay

Etymology

From Sanskrit स्वच्छ (svaccha, clear; pellucid).

Pronunciation

  • (Riau-Lingga) IPA(key): /ˈt͡ʃwat͡ʃa/ [ˈt͡ʃwa.t͡ʃa]
  • (Johor-Selangor) IPA(key): /ˈt͡ʃwat͡ʃə/ [ˈt͡ʃwa.t͡ʃə]
  • Rhymes: -t͡ʃə,
  • Hyphenation: cua‧ca

Noun

cuaca (Jawi spelling چواچ, plural cuaca-cuaca)

  1. weather, climate
    Cuaca baik hari ini.
    The weather is good today.

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Indonesian: cuaca

Adjective

cuaca (Jawi spelling چواچ)

  1. (of the atmosphere) clear, pellucid