kunci

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kún.t͡ʃìː/
  • (Standard Kano Hausa) IPA^(key): [kʷʊ́n.t͡ʃìː]

Noun

kuncī̀ m (plural kumā̀tū, possessed form kuncìn)

1. cheek

References

• Newman, Paul (2007) A Hausa-English Dictionary (Yale Language Series), New Haven, London: Yale University Press, →ISBN, page 117.

Alternative forms

• konci
• koentji (dated, 1901–1947)
• kuntji (dated, 1947–1972)

Etymology

From Malay kunci (“key”), from Hindi कुंजी (kuñjī, “key”), from Sanskrit कुञ्चिका (kuñcikā).

• Semantic loan from Dutch sleutel for wrench, spanner and clef senses.
• Semantic loan from Dutch akkoord for chord sense.
• Semantic loan from English key for music (other than clef sense), education, computing, cryptography and internet sense.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /ˈkunt͡ʃi/ [ˈkun.t͡ʃi]

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• Rhymes: -unt͡ʃi
• Syllabification: kun‧ci

Noun

kunci

1. (literally) lock, something used for fastening, which can only be opened with a key or combination.

   Hyponyms: anak kunci, gembok, induk kunci

2. key
   1. (now literally) an object designed to open and close a lock.

      Synonyms: anak kunci, sosi

   2. (figurative) a crucial step or requirement.
   3. (music, figurative) in musical theory, the total melodic and harmonic relations, which exist between the tones of an ideal scale, major or minor; tonality.
   4. (music, figurative) in musical theory and notation, the tonality centering in a given tone, or the several tones taken collectively, of a given scale, major or minor.

      Synonym: klef (Standard Malay)

   5. (computing) a value that uniquely identifies an entry in a container.
   6. (cryptography) A piece of information (e.g. a passphrase) used to encode or decode a message or messages.
   7. (Internet) A password restricting access to an IRC channel.
   8. (education, figurative) answer key, an assorted list of solutions to problems or exercises in a test, textbook, etc.

      Synonym: kunci jawaban

3. (music, figurative) clef, a symbol found on a musical staff that indicates the pitches represented by the lines and the spaces on the staff.
4. (music, colloquial, figurative) chord, a harmonic set of three or more notes that is heard as if sounding simultaneously.

   Synonym: akor

5. spanner, wrench: a hand tool for adjusting nuts and bolts.

Verb

kunci

1. (colloquial) Informal form of mengunci (“to lock”).

Further reading

• “kunci” 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.

Etymology

Borrowed from Hindi कुंजी (kuñjī, “key”), from Punjabi ਕੁੰਜੀ (kuñjī) / کُنجِی (kunjī), from Sanskrit कुञ्चिका (kuñcikā).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkunt͡ʃi/ [ˈkuɲ.t͡ʃi]
• Rhymes: -unt͡ʃi, -t͡ʃi
• (Johor-Riau) IPA^(key): /ˈkuɲt͡ʃi/ [ˈkuɲ.t͡ʃi]
• Rhymes: -i
• Hyphenation: kun‧ci

Noun

kunci (Jawi spelling کونچي, plural kunci-kunci, informal 1st possessive kunciku, 2nd possessive kuncimu, 3rd possessive kuncinya)

1. key

   Kunci pintu

   Door key

Verb

kunci (Jawi spelling کونچي)

1. to lock something up with a key

   Minta kunci pintu ini sekejap.

   Can you please lock this door, please?

Further reading

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

Noun

kúnci

1. nominative/instrumental plural of kunec