cuaca

Brunei Malay

Etymology

Compare Malay cuaca. Ultimately from Sanskrit स्वच्छ (svaccha).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /t͡ʃuat͡ʃa/, /t͡ʃwat͡ʃa/
• Hyphenation: cu‧a‧ca, cua‧ca

Noun

cuaca

1. weather (state of the atmosphere)

Indonesian

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Alternative forms

• tjoeatja (1901–1947, obsolete)
• tjuatja (1947–1972, obsolete)

Etymology

From Malay cuaca, from Tamil சுவச்சம் (cuvaccam, “clearness (of the atmosphere)”), from Sanskrit स्वच्छ (svaccha, “pure, clear, transparent”).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /t͡ʃuˈat͡ʃa/ [t͡ʃuˈa.t͡ʃa]

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• Rhymes: -at͡ʃa
• Syllabification: cu‧a‧ca

Noun

cuaca

1. weather

   Synonym: udara

Derived terms

• cuaca baik
• cuaca berlangsung
• cuaca laik
• cuaca lampau
• cuaca laut
• cuaca layak
• cuaca marak
• cuaca menonjol
• cuaca terang

Further reading

• “cuaca”, 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

Malay

Etymology

From Sanskrit स्वच्छ (svaccha, “clear; pellucid”).

Pronunciation

• (Riau-Lingga) IPA^(key): /ˈt͡ʃwat͡ʃa/ [ˈt͡ʃwa.t͡ʃa]
• (Johor-Selangor) IPA^(key): /ˈt͡ʃwat͡ʃə/ [ˈt͡ʃwa.t͡ʃə]
• Rhymes: -t͡ʃə, -ə
• Hyphenation: cua‧ca

Noun

cuaca (Jawi spelling چواچ, plural cuaca-cuaca or cuaca²)

1. weather, climate

   Cuaca baik hari ini.

   The weather is good today.

Derived terms

Affixed terms and other derivations

Regular affixed derivations:

• bercuaca [stative / habitual] (beR-)

Descendants

• Indonesian: cuaca

Adjective

cuaca (Jawi spelling چواچ, comparative lebih cuaca, superlative paling cuaca)

1. (of the atmosphere) clear, pellucid