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
- 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
Derived terms
- cuaca baik
- cuaca berlangsung
- cuaca laik
- cuaca lampau
- cuaca laut
- cuaca layak
- cuaca marak
- cuaca menonjol
- cuaca terang
Further reading
- “cuaca” 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
From Sanskrit स्वच्छ (svaccha, “clear; pellucid”).
Pronunciation
- (Riau-Lingga) IPA(key): /ˈt͡ʃwat͡ʃa/ [ˈt͡ʃwa.t͡ʃa]
- (Johor-Selangor) IPA(key): /ˈt͡ʃwat͡ʃə/ [ˈt͡ʃwa.t͡ʃə]
- Rhymes: -t͡ʃə, -ə
- Hyphenation: cua‧ca
Noun
cuaca (Jawi spelling چواچ, plural cuaca-cuaca)
Derived terms
Affixed terms and other derivations
Regular affixed derivations:
- bercuaca [stative / habitual] (beR-)
Descendants
- Indonesian: cuaca
Adjective
cuaca (Jawi spelling چواچ)