kubis

See also: Kubis and Kubiś

Indonesian

kubis

Etymology

From Malay kubis, from Portuguese couves, plural form of couve, from Old Galician-Portuguese couve, from earlier *coue, from Latin caulis, caulem (stem of a cabbage), from Ancient Greek καυλός (kaulós, stem). Doublet of kol.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈkubɪs]
  • Hyphenation: ku‧bis

Noun

kubis (plural kubis-kubis, first-person possessive kubisku, second-person possessive kubismu, third-person possessive kubisnya)

  1. cabbage.
    Synonym: kol

Further reading

Malay

Alternative forms

  • kobis

Etymology

From Portuguese couves, plural form of couve, from Old Galician-Portuguese couve, from earlier *coue, from Latin caulis, caulem (stem of a cabbage), from Ancient Greek καυλός (kaulós, stem).

Noun

kubis (Jawi spelling کوبيس, plural kubis-kubis, informal 1st possessive kubisku, 2nd possessive kubismu, 3rd possessive kubisnya)

  1. cabbage

Descendants

  • Indonesian: kubis

Further reading

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