kunyit

== Brunei Malay == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /kuɲit/ Hyphenation: ku‧nyit === Noun === kunyit turmeric (spice) == Indonesian == === Etymology === Inherited from Malay kunyit, from Classical Malay kunyit, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kunij. Doublet of kunir and kuning. === Pronunciation === (Standard Indonesian) IPA(key): /ˈkuɲit/ [ˈku.ɲɪt̪̚] Rhymes: -uɲit Syllabification: ku‧nyit === Noun === kunyit (plural kunyit-kunyit) turmeric Synonyms: kunir, kurkuma ==== Derived terms ==== === Further reading === “kunyit”, 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 == Javanese == === Noun === kunyit turmeric == Malay == === Etymology === From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kunij. Compare Malay kuning (“yellow”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [ˈku.ɲɪt̚] Hyphenation: ku‧nyit Rhymes: -it === Noun === kunyit (Jawi spelling کوڽيت, plural kunyit-kunyit or kunyit2) turmeric Synonyms: kunir, kurkuma (derogatory, LGBTQ, slang) a sissy, an effeminate man, a faggot === Further reading === "kunyit" in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu (PRPM) [Malay Literary Reference Centre (PRPM)] (in Malay), Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017