kuap

From Malay kuap, from Proto-Malayic *uap, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *(ma-)huab, from Proto-Austronesian *(ma-)Suab, *(ma-)Suaw. Doublet of uap. The initial k- is hard to explain, though according to Adelaar (1992) it must have arisen through these stages: *ma-uap > *maŋ-uap from which colloquial nguap can be found. Prentice alternatively suggests a derivation from *kA-uap with loss of the first vowel.

• IPA^(key): /ˈkuap̚/
• Hyphenation: ku‧ap

kuap (plural kuap-kuap)

1. yawning

• uap (“yawning”)

• “kuap” 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.

• uap

From Proto-Malayic *uap, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *huab, from Proto-Austronesian *Suab. The initial k- is hard to explain, though according to Adelaar (1992) it must have arisen through these stages: *ma-uap > *ma-ŋuap from which dialectal nguap can be found. Prentice alternatively suggests a derivation from *kA-uap with loss of the first vowel.

• IPA^(key): /kuap/
• Rhymes: -uap, -wap, -ap

kuap (Jawi spelling کواڤ)

1. to yawn

• Indonesian: kuap (“yawning”)

• “kuap” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.