cabai
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Indonesian[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
- cabe (colloquial)
- tjabai (superseded)
- tjabe (colloquial, superseded)
Etymology[edit]
From Malay cabai, from Old Javanese cabe, cabya, cawya, cawi (“pepper”), from Sanskrit चव्य, चवि (cavya, cavi, “Piper chaba”).
Pronunciation[edit]
- (standard)
- IPA(key): /ˈt͡ʃabaj/, [ˈt͡ʃa.bai̯]
- (nonstandard) IPA(key): /t͡ʃa.be/, /t͡ʃa.beʔ/
Audio (file) - Hyphenation: ca‧bai
Noun[edit]
cabai (plural cabai-cabai, first-person possessive cabaiku, second-person possessive cabaimu, third-person possessive cabainya)
- a plant of the genus Capsicum.
- chili: the pungent, spicy fresh or dried fruit of any of several cultivated varieties of capsicum peppers, used in cooking.
- chili pepper: any fruit of a plant of the botanical genus Capsicum, which has a spicy/burning flavour because it contains capsaicin.
Synonyms[edit]
Further reading[edit]
- “cabai” 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.
Malay[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Old Javanese cabe, cabya, cawya, cawi (“pepper”), from Sanskrit चव्य, चवि (cavya, cavi, “Piper chaba”).
Noun[edit]
cabai (Jawi spelling چاباي, plural cabai-cabai, informal 1st possessive cabaiku, 2nd possessive cabaimu, 3rd possessive cabainya)
- (dialect) chili: the pungent, spicy fresh or dried fruit of any of several cultivated varieties of capsicum peppers, used in cooking.
- (dialect) chili pepper: any fruit of a plant of the botanical genus Capsicum, which has a spicy/burning flavour because it contains capsaicin.
See also[edit]
Further reading[edit]
- “cabai” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.
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