"kuih" meaning in Malay

See kuih in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: [ku.(w)eh] Forms: کوءيه [Jawi], kuih-kuih [plural], kuihku [first-person, informal, possessive], kuihmu [possessive, second-person], kuihnya [possessive, third-person]
Rhymes: -eh Etymology: Borrowed from Hokkien 粿 (kóe). Etymology templates: {{bor+|ms|nan-hbl|粿|tr=kóe}} Borrowed from Hokkien 粿 (kóe) Head templates: {{ms-noun|j=کوءيه}} kuih (Jawi spelling کوءيه, plural kuih-kuih, informal 1st possessive kuihku, 2nd possessive kuihmu, 3rd possessive kuihnya)
  1. Bite-sized cakes, cookies or pastry, especially the steamed ones made in Southeast Asia or Southern China. Categories (topical): Foods Synonyms: kue (english: Indonesian), jaja (alt: Sanggau)
    Sense id: en-kuih-ms-noun-nzciBpu2 Categories (other): Malay entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries

Alternative forms

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          "expansion": "→ English: kuih",
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      "tags": [
        "Jawi"
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        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
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      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "informal",
        "possessive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kuihmu",
      "tags": [
        "possessive",
        "second-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kuihnya",
      "tags": [
        "possessive",
        "third-person"
      ]
    }
  ],
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      },
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    }
  ],
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        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
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      ],
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        "Bite-sized cakes, cookies or pastry, especially the steamed ones made in Southeast Asia or Southern China."
      ],
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        [
          "Bite-sized",
          "bite-sized"
        ],
        [
          "cake",
          "cake"
        ],
        [
          "cookie",
          "cookie"
        ],
        [
          "pastry",
          "pastry"
        ]
      ],
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          "word": "kue"
        },
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          "alt": "Sanggau",
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        }
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    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-eh"
    }
  ],
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      },
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      "name": "bor+"
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  ],
  "etymology_text": "Borrowed from Hokkien 粿 (kóe).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "کوءيه",
      "tags": [
        "Jawi"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kuih-kuih",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kuihku",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "informal",
        "possessive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kuihmu",
      "tags": [
        "possessive",
        "second-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kuihnya",
      "tags": [
        "possessive",
        "third-person"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
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      },
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    }
  ],
  "hyphenation": [
    "ku‧ih"
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      ],
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        [
          "Bite-sized",
          "bite-sized"
        ],
        [
          "cake",
          "cake"
        ],
        [
          "cookie",
          "cookie"
        ],
        [
          "pastry",
          "pastry"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "ipa": "[ku.(w)eh]"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-eh"
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "english": "Indonesian",
      "word": "kue"
    },
    {
      "alt": "Sanggau",
      "word": "jaja"
    }
  ],
  "word": "kuih"
}

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