kukuh

From Malay kukuh, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kukuq (“stick to, adhere firmly”), from Proto-Austronesian *kukuq (“stick to, adhere firmly”). Doublet of kokoh.

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /ˈkukuh/ [ˈku.kʊh]
• Rhymes: -ukuh
• Syllabification: ku‧kuh

kukuh (comparative lebih kukuh, superlative paling kukuh)

1. tenacious
2. solid: strong or unyielding
3. tough, sturdy: strong and resilient

• “kukuh” 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.

kukuh

1. romanization of ꦏꦸꦏꦸꦃ

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kukuq (“stick to, adhere firmly”), from Proto-Austronesian *kukuq (“stick to, adhere firmly”).

• (Johor-Riau) IPA^(key): /ˈkukoh/ [ˈku.koh]
  • Rhymes: -ukuh, -oh

• (Baku) IPA^(key): /ˈkukuh/ [ˈku.kuh]
  • Rhymes: -ukuh, -uh
• Hyphenation: ku‧kuh

kukuh

1. tenacious^[1]
2. solid: strong or unyielding^[1]
3. tough, sturdy: strong and resilient^[1]

• > Indonesian: kukuh (inherited)

• “kukuh” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.

From Proto-Atayalic [Term?], from Proto-Austronesian *kuSkuS.

kukuh

1. (anatomy) fingernail; toenail
2. tough, sturdy: strong and resilient