kicap

Malay

Etymology

From Hokkien 膎汁 (kê-chiap, “fish brine”). Compare Kapampangan kesiap.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈkit͡ʃap/ [ˈki.t͡ʃap̚]
  • Rhymes: -ap

Noun

kicap (Jawi spelling کيچڤ)

  1. soy sauce
    Synonyms: tauyu, toyu

Alternative forms

Descendants

  • →? English: ketchup (probable but uncertain) (see there for further descendants)

Further reading

  • “kicap” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.
  • Hoogervorst, Tom G. (2021) Language Ungoverned: Indonesia's Chinese Print Entrepreneurs, 1911-1949‎[1], Ithaca, New York: Cornell University Press, page 200
  • Douglas, Carstairs (1873) “鮭 kôe”, in Chinese-English Dictionary of the Vernacular or Spoken Language of Amoy, With the Principal Variations of the Chang-chew and Chin-chew Dialects. (overall work in Hokkien and English), London: Trübner & Co., page 242; New Edition, With Corrections by the Author., Thomas Barclay, Lîm Iàn-sîn 林燕臣, London: Publishing Office of the Presbyterian Church of England, 1899, page 242
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