cukai

See also: cūkai

Indonesian

Etymology

From Malay cukai (“tax”), from Tamil சுங்கம் (cuṅkam). Displaced Dutch accijnzen, accijns (“excise”) by Komisi Bahasa Indonesia as published on Kanpō/Berita Pemerintah No.38 Year III Month 3 (2604) in 1944.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈt͡ʃukai̯]
• Hyphenation: cu‧kai
• Rhymes: -kai̯, -ai̯

Noun

cukai (plural cukai-cukai)

1. (law, government) excise, a tax charged on goods produced within the country.

   Synonym: éksais (Standard Malay)

2. duty, a tax placed on imports or exports; a tariff.

   Synonym: bea

3. land lease, land levy

Alternative forms

• tjoekai (1901–1947)

Affixed terms

• bercukai
• dicukai
• mencukai

• bebas cukai

Further reading

• “cukai” 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.

Malay

Etymology

From Tamil சுங்கம் (cuṅkam).

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -ai̯

Noun

cukai (Jawi spelling چوکاي, plural cukai-cukai, informal 1st possessive cukaiku, 2nd possessive cukaimu, 3rd possessive cukainya)

1. (Malaysia) tax, duty, tariff
2. (Indonesia) excise

Synonyms

• (tax): (Indonesia) pajak

Descendants

• Indonesian: cukai
• → Min Nan: 抽奎 (thiu-khe)
• → Maranao: sokay
• → Pangutaran Sama: sukay
• → Tiruray: sukay
• → Tausug: sukay

Further reading

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