kuap

Indonesian

Etymology

From Malay kuap, from Proto-Malayic *uap, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *(ma-)huab, from Proto-Austronesian *(ma-)Suab, *(ma-)Suaw. Doublet of uap. The initial k- is hard to explain, though according to Adelaar (1992) it must have arisen through these stages: *ma-uap > *maŋ-uap from which colloquial nguap can be found. Prentice alternatively suggests a derivation from *kA-uap with loss of the first vowel.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkuap̚/
• Hyphenation: ku‧ap

Noun

kuap

1. yawning.

Alternative forms

• uap (“yawning”)

Derived terms

• menguap

 

Further reading

• “kuap” 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

Alternative forms

• uap

Etymology

From Proto-Malayic *uap, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *huab, from Proto-Austronesian *Suab. The initial k- is hard to explain, though according to Adelaar (1992) it must have arisen through these stages: *ma-uap > *ma-ŋuap from which dialectal nguap can be found. Prentice alternatively suggests a derivation from *kA-uap with loss of the first vowel.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kuap/
• Rhymes: -uap, -wap, -ap

Verb

kuap (Jawi spelling کواڤ)

1. to yawn

Derived terms

Affixed terms and other derivations

Regular affixed derivations:

• menguap [agent focus] (meN-)
• terkuap-kuap [reduplication + agentless action] (redup + teR-)

Irregular affixed derivations, other derivations and compound words:

• menguap-nguap

Descendants

• Indonesian: kuap (“yawning”)

Further reading

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