cuka

• IPA^(key): /ˈt͡suka/

cuka

1. first-person singular aorist indicative of cuk

cuka

1. inflection of cukë (“small part”):
   1. indefinite nominative/accusative plural
   2. definite nominative singular

From Malay cuka (“vinegar, sour”), possibly:

• Prakrit *𑀘𑀼𑀓𑁆𑀓 (*cukka), from Sanskrit चुक्र (cukra, “sourness; fruit vinegar”). Compare Bengali চুকা (cuka, “sour, acid”). Compare Bengali চুকা (cuka, “sour, acid”), Tagalog suka, Cebuano suka.
• Persian سرکا (serkâ, “vinegar”)

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /ˈt͡ʃuka/ [ˈt͡ʃu.ka]

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• Rhymes: -uka
• Syllabification: cu‧ka

cuka (plural cuka-cuka)

1. vinegar

• tjoeka (1901–1947)

• “cuka”, in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia [Great Dictionary of the Indonesian Language] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016

Possibly either:

• Borrowed from Prakrit *𑀘𑀼𑀓𑁆𑀓 (*cukka), from Sanskrit चुक्र (cukra, “sourness; fruit vinegar”). Compare Bengali চুকা (cuka, “sour, acid”).
• Persian سرکا (serkâ, “vinegar”)

• (Baku) IPA^(key): /ˈt͡ʃuka/ [ˈt͡ʃu.ka]
• Rhymes: -uka, -ka
• (schwa-variety) IPA^(key): /ˈt͡ʃukə/ [ˈt͡ʃu.kə]

cuka (Jawi spelling چوک, plural cuka-cuka or cuka²)

1. vinegar

• Indonesian: cuka
• → Central Bikol: suka
• → Cebuano: suka
• → Ilocano: suka
• → Javanese: ꦕꦺꦴꦏꦏ꧀ (cokak), ꦕꦸꦏꦏ꧀ (cukak)
• → Maranao: soka'
• → Tagalog: suka

• "cuka" in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu (PRPM) [Malay Literary Reference Centre (PRPM)] (in Malay), Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017

• IPA^(key): [ˈt͡ʃu.ka]

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cuka

1. sour

   Ma guawe gena kasa cuka.

   This manggo is very sour.

• Perangin Angin, Dalan Mehuli (2023), Kamus Pagu-Indonesia-Inggris, Jakarta: Penerbit BRIN

cuka

1. genitive singular of cuk