Chukai

English

Etymology

From Malay Chukai, from cukai (“tax”).

Proper noun

Chukai

1. A town, the capital of the Kemaman District, Terengganu, Malaysia

Translations

town in Malaysia

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 朱蓋 / 朱盖 (zh) (Zhūgài)

• Malay: Chukai
• Marathi: चुकाई (cukāī)
• Tamil: சுக்காய் (ta) (cukkāy)

Malay

Alternative forms

• Cukai
• Cuka (Terengganu)

Etymology

From cukai (“tax”). The spelling is a carry-over from the Za'aba Spelling used before 1972.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈt͡ʃukaj/ [ˈt͡ʃu.kai̯]

Proper noun

Chukai (Jawi spelling چوکاي)

1. Chukai (a town, the capital of the Kemaman District, Terengganu, Malaysia)

Descendants

• → Chinese: 朱蓋 / 朱盖 (Zhūgài)
• → Tamil: சுக்காய் (cukkāy)