kucing belanda

Indonesian

Alternative forms

Etymology

Compound of kucing (“cat”) +‎ Belanda (“Dutch; Holland”), literally “Dutch cat”.

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Indonesian) IPA(key): /ˌkut͡ʃiŋ bəˈlanda/ [ˌku.t͡ʃɪŋ bəˈlan.da]
  • Rhymes: -anda
  • Syllabification: ku‧cing be‧lan‧da

Noun

kucing bêlanda (plural kucing-kucing belanda)

  1. (dated) rabbit
    Synonyms: kelinci, kucing tapai, kuilu (archaic), terwelu

Further reading

Malay

Alternative forms

Etymology

Compound of kucing (“cat”) +‎ Belanda (“Dutch; Holland”), literally “Dutch cat”.

Pronunciation

  • (Johor-Riau) IPA(key): /ˈkut͡ʃeŋ bəˈlandə/ [ˈku.t͡ʃeŋ bəˈlan.də]
    • Rhymes: -andə, -də, -ə
  • (Baku) IPA(key): /ˈkut͡ʃiŋ bəˈlanda/ [ˈku.t͡ʃiŋ bəˈlan.da]
    • Rhymes: -anda, -da, -a
  • Hyphenation: ku‧cing be‧lan‧da

Noun

kucing belanda (plural kucing-kucing belanda)

  1. (dated) rabbit[1][2]
    Synonyms: arnab, kelinci, kucing tapai, terwelu

Descendants

  • > Indonesian: kucing belanda (inherited)

References

  1. ^ Wilkinson, R. J. (1901-1903) “بلند bĕlanda”, in A Malay-English dictionary, Singapore, Hong Kong, Shanghai, Yokohama: Kelly & Walsh Ltd., page 112
  2. ^ "kucing belanda" in Kamus Dewan, Fourth Edition, Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, →ISBN, 2005.

Further reading

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