"kucing" meaning in Malay

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Noun

IPA: /ˈkut͡ʃɪŋ/ [Baku], [ˈku.t͡ʃɪŋ] [Baku], /ˈkut͡ʃəŋ/ [Johor-Selangor, Riau-Lingga], [ˈku.t͡ʃəŋ] [Johor-Selangor, Riau-Lingga], /ˈkut͡ʃən/ (note: Perak), [ˈku.t͡ʃən] (note: Perak), /ˈkut͡ʃin/ (note: Kedah), [ˈku.t͡ʃin] (note: Kedah) Forms: کوچيڠ [Jawi], kucing-kucing [plural], kuching [alternative], koetjing [alternative], kutjing [alternative]
Rhymes: -ut͡ʃeŋ, -iŋ Etymology: From Proto Western Malayo-Polynesian *kutíŋ. The history of this term is unclear. Although kucing applies almost exclusively to domestic cats today, it may have had earlier applications to wild felines. Head templates: {{ms-noun|j=کوچيڠ}} kucing (Jawi spelling کوچيڠ, plural kucing-kucing)
  1. cat (domestic species) Wikipedia link: ms:kucing Synonyms: pusak (alt: Sarawak), meong [Jakarta]
    Sense id: en-kucing-ms-noun-Rztg~pdB Categories (other): Malay entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 5 entries, Pages with entries, Animals, Cats, Mammals Derived forms: kucing air, kucing bakau, kucing batu, kucing belanda, kucing belang, kucing congkok, kucing emas, kucing garong, kucing hutan, kucing kuwuk, kucing liar, kucing merah, kucing negeri, kucing pekak, kucing piara, kucing senggora, kucing siam, kucing tandang, kucing tapai, kucing tuli, kucing-kucing, mata kucing, tulang kucing

Alternative forms

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  "etymology_text": "From Proto Western Malayo-Polynesian *kutíŋ. The history of this term is unclear. Although kucing applies almost exclusively to domestic cats today, it may have had earlier applications to wild felines.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "کوچيڠ",
      "tags": [
        "Jawi"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kucing-kucing",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kuching",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "koetjing",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kutjing",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "j": "کوچيڠ"
      },
      "expansion": "kucing (Jawi spelling کوچيڠ, plural kucing-kucing)",
      "name": "ms-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Malay",
  "lang_code": "ms",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Malay entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 5 entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "langcode": "ms",
          "name": "Animals",
          "orig": "ms:Animals",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "langcode": "ms",
          "name": "Cats",
          "orig": "ms:Cats",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "langcode": "ms",
          "name": "Mammals",
          "orig": "ms:Mammals",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "derived": [
        {
          "word": "kucing air"
        },
        {
          "word": "kucing bakau"
        },
        {
          "word": "kucing batu"
        },
        {
          "word": "kucing belanda"
        },
        {
          "word": "kucing belang"
        },
        {
          "word": "kucing congkok"
        },
        {
          "word": "kucing emas"
        },
        {
          "word": "kucing garong"
        },
        {
          "word": "kucing hutan"
        },
        {
          "word": "kucing kuwuk"
        },
        {
          "word": "kucing liar"
        },
        {
          "word": "kucing merah"
        },
        {
          "word": "kucing negeri"
        },
        {
          "word": "kucing pekak"
        },
        {
          "word": "kucing piara"
        },
        {
          "word": "kucing senggora"
        },
        {
          "word": "kucing siam"
        },
        {
          "word": "kucing tandang"
        },
        {
          "word": "kucing tapai"
        },
        {
          "word": "kucing tuli"
        },
        {
          "word": "kucing-kucing"
        },
        {
          "word": "mata kucing"
        },
        {
          "word": "tulang kucing"
        }
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "bold_english_offsets": [
            [
              3,
              6
            ]
          ],
          "bold_text_offsets": [
            [
              0,
              6
            ]
          ],
          "english": "My cat is gray.",
          "text": "Kucing saya berwarna kelabu.",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "cat (domestic species)"
      ],
      "id": "en-kucing-ms-noun-Rztg~pdB",
      "links": [
        [
          "cat",
          "cat"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "alt": "Sarawak",
          "word": "pusak"
        },
        {
          "tags": [
            "Jakarta"
          ],
          "word": "meong"
        }
      ],
      "wikipedia": [
        "ms:kucing"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈkut͡ʃɪŋ/",
      "tags": [
        "Baku"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈku.t͡ʃɪŋ]",
      "tags": [
        "Baku"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈkut͡ʃəŋ/",
      "tags": [
        "Johor-Selangor",
        "Riau-Lingga"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈku.t͡ʃəŋ]",
      "tags": [
        "Johor-Selangor",
        "Riau-Lingga"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈkut͡ʃən/",
      "note": "Perak"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈku.t͡ʃən]",
      "note": "Perak"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈkut͡ʃin/",
      "note": "Kedah"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈku.t͡ʃin]",
      "note": "Kedah"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-ut͡ʃeŋ"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-iŋ"
    }
  ],
  "word": "kucing"
}
{
  "derived": [
    {
      "word": "kucing air"
    },
    {
      "word": "kucing bakau"
    },
    {
      "word": "kucing batu"
    },
    {
      "word": "kucing belanda"
    },
    {
      "word": "kucing belang"
    },
    {
      "word": "kucing congkok"
    },
    {
      "word": "kucing emas"
    },
    {
      "word": "kucing garong"
    },
    {
      "word": "kucing hutan"
    },
    {
      "word": "kucing kuwuk"
    },
    {
      "word": "kucing liar"
    },
    {
      "word": "kucing merah"
    },
    {
      "word": "kucing negeri"
    },
    {
      "word": "kucing pekak"
    },
    {
      "word": "kucing piara"
    },
    {
      "word": "kucing senggora"
    },
    {
      "word": "kucing siam"
    },
    {
      "word": "kucing tandang"
    },
    {
      "word": "kucing tapai"
    },
    {
      "word": "kucing tuli"
    },
    {
      "word": "kucing-kucing"
    },
    {
      "word": "mata kucing"
    },
    {
      "word": "tulang kucing"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Proto Western Malayo-Polynesian *kutíŋ. The history of this term is unclear. Although kucing applies almost exclusively to domestic cats today, it may have had earlier applications to wild felines.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "کوچيڠ",
      "tags": [
        "Jawi"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kucing-kucing",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kuching",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "koetjing",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kutjing",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "j": "کوچيڠ"
      },
      "expansion": "kucing (Jawi spelling کوچيڠ, plural kucing-kucing)",
      "name": "ms-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Malay",
  "lang_code": "ms",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Malay 2-syllable words",
        "Malay entries with incorrect language header",
        "Malay lemmas",
        "Malay nouns",
        "Malay terms with IPA pronunciation",
        "Malay terms with usage examples",
        "Pages with 5 entries",
        "Pages with entries",
        "Rhymes:Malay/iŋ",
        "Rhymes:Malay/iŋ/2 syllables",
        "Rhymes:Malay/ut͡ʃeŋ",
        "ms:Animals",
        "ms:Cats",
        "ms:Mammals"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
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            [
              3,
              6
            ]
          ],
          "bold_text_offsets": [
            [
              0,
              6
            ]
          ],
          "english": "My cat is gray.",
          "text": "Kucing saya berwarna kelabu.",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "cat (domestic species)"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "cat",
          "cat"
        ]
      ],
      "wikipedia": [
        "ms:kucing"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈkut͡ʃɪŋ/",
      "tags": [
        "Baku"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈku.t͡ʃɪŋ]",
      "tags": [
        "Baku"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈkut͡ʃəŋ/",
      "tags": [
        "Johor-Selangor",
        "Riau-Lingga"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈku.t͡ʃəŋ]",
      "tags": [
        "Johor-Selangor",
        "Riau-Lingga"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈkut͡ʃən/",
      "note": "Perak"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈku.t͡ʃən]",
      "note": "Perak"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈkut͡ʃin/",
      "note": "Kedah"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈku.t͡ʃin]",
      "note": "Kedah"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-ut͡ʃeŋ"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-iŋ"
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "alt": "Sarawak",
      "word": "pusak"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Jakarta"
      ],
      "word": "meong"
    }
  ],
  "word": "kucing"
}

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