kukus

See also: Kukuś

English

Noun

kukus

1. plural of kuku

Indonesian

Etymology

From Malay kukus, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kukus, from Proto-Austronesian *kukus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkukʊs/
• Hyphenation: ku‧kus

Noun

kukus (uncountable)

1. steam

   Synonym: uap

Derived terms

• berkukus
• kukusan
• mengukus
• pengukus
• pengukusan

Further reading

• “kukus” 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.

Javanese

Alternative forms

• Carakan: ꦏꦸꦏꦸꦱ꧀
• Roman: koekoes (dated)

Etymology

From Old Javanese kukus, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kukus, from Proto-Austronesian *kukus.

Noun

kukus (krama ngoko kukus)

1. smoke

   Synonyms: asep, kebul

2. steam

   Synonym: uwab

3. water vapor

   Synonym: uwab

References

• The Linguistic Center of Yogyakarta (2011) “kukus”, in Kamus Basa Jawa (Bausastra Jawa) [Javanese Language Dictionary (Javanese Dictionary)] (in Javanese), 2nd edition, Yogyakarta: Kanisius, →ISBN

• "kukus" in Elinor Clark Horne, Javanese-English Dictionary. Yale University Press, New Haven and London, 1974

Malay

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kukus, from Proto-Austronesian *kukus.

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -us

Adjective

kukus (Jawi spelling کوکوس)

1. steamed

   nasi kukus

   steamed rice

Verb

kukus

1. steam

Descendants

• Indonesian: kukus
• →? Macanese: cucús

Further reading

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