kustar

Azerbaijani

Etymology

From Russian куста́рный (kustárnyj), ultimately from Middle High German kunster (“connoisseur of the arts”).

Pronunciation

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Adjective

kustar (comparative daha kustar, superlative ən kustar)

1. artisanal, handcrafted

   kustar üsulla ― artisanally

2. imperfect, primitive

Further reading

• “kustar” in Obastan.com.

Ido

Etymology

Borrowed from English cost, French couter, German kosten, Italian costare, Spanish costar. Not to be confused with kosto (“rib, costa”)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kusˈtar/

Verb

kustar (present kustas, past kustis, future kustos, conditional kustus, imperative kustez)

1. (transitive) to cost, to be bought for (nothing, a lot, etc.)

Conjugation

Conjugation of kustar

		present		past		future
infinitive		kustar		kustir		kustor
tense		kustas		kustis		kustos
conditional		kustus		—		—
imperative		kustez		—		—
adjective active participle		kustanta		kustinta		kustonta
adverbial active participle		kustante		kustinte		kustonte
nominal active participle	singular	kustanto		kustinto		kustonto
	plural	kustanti		kustinti		kustonti
adjective passive participle		kustata		kustita		kustota
adverbial passive participle		kustate		kustite		kustote
nominal passive participle	singular	kustato		kustito		kustoto
	plural	kustati		kustiti		kustoti

Derived terms

• kusto (“cost, expense, charge”)
• kustoza (“costly, expensive”)
• kusto-preco (“cost price”)

Indonesian

Etymology

From English custard.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkʊstar/
• Rhymes: -tar, -ar, -r
• Hyphenation: kus‧tar

Noun

kustar (plural kustar-kustar)

1. (cooking) custard: A type of sauce made from milk and eggs (and usually sugar, and sometimes vanilla or other flavourings) and thickened by heat, served hot poured over desserts, as a filling for some pies and cakes, or cold and solidified; also used as a base for some savoury dishes, such as quiches, or eaten as a stand-alone dessert.

Alternative forms

• kastard [kastad] (Standard Malay)

Further reading

• “kustar” 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.