gurita

See also: guriță and Guriță

Indonesian

Pronunciation

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /ɡuˈrita/ [ɡuˈri.t̪a]
• Rhymes: -ita
• Syllabification: gu‧ri‧ta

Etymology 1

From Malay gurita, from Proto-Malayic *gurita, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *guʀita (co-existing with *kuʀita), from Proto-Austronesian *guʀiCa. Compare to Cebuano kugita, Fijian kuita, Marshallese kweet.

Noun

gurita

1. octopus (any of several marine molluscs of the family Octopodidae)
2. octopus (the flesh of these marine molluscs eaten as food)

Derived terms

• menggurita

 

Etymology 2

Perhaps related to the first etymology.

Noun

gurita

1. a chest or stomach wrapping cloth, which has straps or adhesives, mainly used for babies or new mothers

References

• Blust, Robert; Trussel, Stephen; et al. (2023) “*guRiCa”, in the CLDF dataset from The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary (2010–), →DOI

Further reading

• “gurita” 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

A type of gurita

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kuʀita, from Proto-Austronesian *guʀiCa. Cognate with Cebuano kugita, Fijian kuita, Marshallese kweet.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɡurita/
• Rhymes: -ita

Noun

gurita (Jawi spelling ݢوريتا, plural gurita-gurita, informal 1st possessive guritaku, 2nd possessive guritamu, 3rd possessive guritanya)

1. octopus
2. diaper, napkin

Descendants

• Indonesian: gurita

Further reading

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