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kuda.

horse

4 characters2 syllables approx.Bahasa Indonesia language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈkuda/Standard-Indonesian[ˈku.da]Standard-Indonesian

  1. horse

  2. knight

Where this word comes from

From Malay kuda. * Probably from Tamil குதிரை (kutirai). * Alternatively, from Prakrit 𑀖𑁄𑀟𑀬 (ghoḍaya), from Sanskrit घोटक (ghoṭaka), from Proto-Dravidian *kHutt-. The sense of knight (chess) is a semantic loan from Dutch paard (“knight (chess)”, literally “horse”).

verb/ˈkuda/Standard-Indonesian[ˈku.da]Standard-Indonesian

  1. ride (a horse)

Where this word comes from

From Malay kuda. * Probably from Tamil குதிரை (kutirai). * Alternatively, from Prakrit 𑀖𑁄𑀟𑀬 (ghoḍaya), from Sanskrit घोटक (ghoṭaka), from Proto-Dravidian *kHutt-. The sense of knight (chess) is a semantic loan from Dutch paard (“knight (chess)”, literally “horse”).

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