fosforus

Indonesian

Chemical element
P
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Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin phosphorus, from Ancient Greek φωσφόρος (phōsphóros).

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Indonesian) IPA(key): /fosˈforus/ [fosˈfo.rʊs]
  • Rhymes: -orus
  • Syllabification: fos‧fo‧rus
  • Homophone: Fosforus

Noun

fosforus (plural fosforus-fosforus)

  1. (chemistry) phosphorus

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Malay

Chemical element
P
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Next: belerang (S)

Etymology

Learned borrowing from English phosphorus, from Latin phosphorus, from Ancient Greek φωσφόρος (phōsphóros).

Pronunciation

  • (Baku) IPA(key): /fosˈforus/ [fosˈfo.rus]
    • Rhymes: -orus
  • (schwa-variety) IPA(key): /fosˈforos/ [fosˈfo.ros]
    • Rhymes: -oros
  • (English-based) IPA(key): /ˈfɔsfərəs/ [ˈfɔs.fə.rəs]
  • Hyphenation: fos‧fo‧rus

Noun

fosforus (Jawi spelling فوسفوروس, plural fosforus-fosforus or fosforus2)

  1. (chemistry) phosphorus[1] (element)

Derived terms

References

  1. ^ “fosforus”, in Kamus Dewan [The Institute Dictionary] (in Malay), Fourth edition, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2005, →ISBN

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