kucai

Indonesian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkut͡ʃai̯/
• Hyphenation: ku‧cai

Etymology 1

From Malay kucai, from Hokkien 韭菜 (kú-chhài).

Noun

kucai (uncountable)

1. chive

Etymology 2

From Minangkabau [Term?]. Doublet of kucil.

Verb

kucai

1. (dialectal) to exile

   Synonyms: kucil, pencil

Conjugation

Conjugation of kucai (meng-, intransitive)

root	kucai
	active	involuntary	passive	basic / imperative	emphatic / jussive
active	mengucai	terkucai	dikucai	kucai	kucailah
locative	mengucaii	terkucaii	dikucaii	kucaii	kucaiilah
causative / applicative1	mengucaikan	terkucaikan	dikucaikan	kucaikan	kucaikanlah
	causative
active	memperkucai	terperkucai	diperkucai	perkucai	perkucailah
locative	memperkucaii	terperkucaii	diperkucaii	perkucaii	perkucaiilah
causative / applicative1	memperkucaikan	terperkucaikan	diperkucaikan	perkucaikan	perkucaikanlah

¹ The -kan row is either causative or applicative. With transitive roots it mostly has applicative meaning.
Some of these forms do not normally exist or are rarely used in standard Indonesian. Some forms may also change meaning.

Derived terms

• mengucai
• terkucai

Further reading

• “kucai” 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

Borrowed from Hokkien 韭菜 (kú-chhài).

Noun

kucai (Jawi spelling کوچاي, plural kucai-kucai, informal 1st possessive kucaiku, 2nd possessive kucaimu, 3rd possessive kucainya)

1. chive

Descendants

• Indonesian: kucai
• → Pattani Malay: کوچا / กูจา

Further reading

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