# kuda
## English
### Etymology

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### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈkuːdə/
* Audio (Southern England):(file)

### Noun

kuda (plural kudas)
* (archaic) Malayan tapir (Tapirus indicus)

### References

* “kuda”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.

### Anagrams

* duka

## Blagar
### Noun

kuda
* horse

### References

* Antoinette Schapper, The Papuan Languages of Timor, Alor and Pantar: Volume 1 (2014), p. 161

## Brunei Malay
### Etymology

From Tamil குதிரை (kutirai) (compare Malay kuda).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ku.da/

### Noun

kuda
* horse
* knight (chess)

## Guinea-Bissau Creole
### Etymology

From Portuguese cuidar. Cognate with Kabuverdianu kuda.

### Verb

kuda
* to think

## Iban
### Etymology

From Malay kuda, Tamil குதிரை (kutirai).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /kuda/

### Noun

kuda
* horse
* (chess) knight

## Indonesian
### Etymology

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”).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: [ˈkud̪a]
* Audio:(file)
* Hyphenation: ku‧da

### Noun

kuda (plural kuda-kuda)
* horse
    Synonym: turangga
* knight (chess)

#### Derived terms

* berkuda
* kuda-kuda
* kuda-kudaan
* memperkuda
* memperkuda-kudakan
* perkudaan

#### See also

Chess pieces in Indonesian · buah catur (see also: catur) (layout · text) :
| raja | menteri, patih, ratu, ster | benteng | gajah, loper, menteri, luncung, luncur, peluncur | kuda | bidak, pion, prajurit |

### Verb

kuda
* ride (a horse)

### Further reading

* “kuda” 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.

## Japanese
### Romanization

kuda
* Rōmaji transcription of くだ

## Javanese
### Romanization

kuda
* Romanization of ꦏꦸꦢ

## Kabuverdianu
### Etymology

From Portuguese cuidar.

### Verb

kuda
* to think

## Maguindanao
### Etymology

Borrowed from Malay kuda.

### Noun

kuda (Jawi spelling کُوْدَ)
* horse
    Synonyms: migkuda, migkukuda

## Malay
### Etymology

Borrowed from Tamil குதிரை (kutirai).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: [ku.da]
** (Johor-Riau) IPA: [ku.də]
* Rhymes: -da, -a
* Hyphenation: ku‧da
* Audio (Malaysia, Johor-Riau):(file)

### Noun

kuda (Jawi spelling کودا, plural kuda-kuda, informal 1st possessive kudaku, 2nd possessive kudamu, 3rd possessive kudanya)
* A horse; a type of animal.
* Horsepower; a unit for measuring the power of an engine or motor.
    Synonyms: daya kuda, kuasa kuda
* (sports) The knight piece in chess.

#### Affixations

* berkuda (“to ride a horse”)

#### Compounds

* kuda air
* kuda beban
* kuda belang
* kuda beraksa
* kuda bibit
* kuda karengga
* kuda kayu
* kuda kenderaan
* kuda kepang
* kuda laut
* kuda liar
* kuda loreng
* kuda lumba
* kuda lumping
* kuda padi
* kuda semberani
* kuda teji
* kuda tezi
* kuda tunggang
* naik kuda hijau

#### Descendants

* > Indonesian: kuda (inherited)
* → Bau Bidayuh: kuda
* → Maguindanao: kuda
* → Maranao: koda'
* → Central Melanau: kudak
* → Tetum: kuda
* → Tausug: kura'

#### See also

Chess pieces in Malay · buah catur بواه چاتور (layout · text) :
| raja, syah راج, شاه | bendahara, menteri, permaisuri, ratu بنداهارا, منتري, ڤرمايسوري, راتو | benteng, tir بينتيڠ, تير | gajah ݢاجه | kuda کودا | bidak, piadah, pion بيدق, ڤياده, ڤيون |

### Further reading

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

## Old Javanese
### Etymology

Unknown, probably from Prakrit ghōḍa, from Sanskrit घोटक (ghoṭaka), from Proto-Dravidian *kHutt-.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ku.da/
* Rhymes: -da
* Hyphenation: ku‧da

### Noun

kuda
* horse
    Synonyms: ajaran, ajar-ajaran, aśwa, ghoṭaka, haya, hayah, jaran, kuda, tuṅgaṅan, turaga, turaṅga, turaṅgama, uṇḍakan, wāhana, wāji

#### Derived terms

* akuda
* akuda-kudan
* pakuda
* pakudan
* juru kuda

#### Descendants

* > Javanese: ꦏꦸꦢ (kuda) (inherited)
* >? Malay: kuda (see there for further descendants)

### Further reading

* "kuda" in P.J. Zoetmulder with the collaboration of S.O. Robson, Old Javanese-English Dictionary. 's-Gravenhage: M. Nijhoff, 1982.

## Serbo-Croatian
### Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *kǫda.

### Adverb

kùda (Cyrillic spelling ку̀да)
* which way, in what direction
    Kuda si išao?Which way did you go?

### Conjunction

kùda (Cyrillic spelling ку̀да)
* which way, in what direction

#### Synonyms

* kamo
* kud

## Sundanese
### Etymology

From Tamil குதிரை (kutirai).

### Noun

kuda (Sundanese script ᮊᮥᮓ)
* horse

## Tagalog
### Pronunciation

* (Standard Tagalog) IPA: /kuˈdaʔ/ [kʊˈd̪aʔ]
* Rhymes: -aʔ
* Syllabification: ku‧da

### Noun

kudâ (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜓᜇ)
* (slang) chatter; blabber
    Synonyms: satsat, daldal, (slang) ebas

#### Derived terms

* kumuda
* pagkuda

## Tetum
### Etymology 1

From Malay kuda, ultimately Tamil குதிரை (kutirai).

#### Noun

kuda
* horse

### Etymology 2

Unknown.

#### Verb

kuda
* to plant
* to sow

### Further reading

* Fransiskus Monteiro (1985) Kamus Tetun-Indonesia [Tetum-Indonesian Dictionary] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Pusat Pembinaan dan Pengembangan Bahasa, Departemen Pendidikan dan Kebudayaan

## Tiruray
### Noun

kuda
* horse