tonikum
Indonesian
Etymology
Borrowed from Dutch tonicum (“tonic”), from Latin [Term?], from Ancient Greek τονικός (tonikós), τόνος (tónos).
Pronunciation
- (Standard Indonesian) IPA(key): /toˈnikum/ [t̪oˈni.kʊm]
- Rhymes: -ikum
- Syllabification: to‧ni‧kum
Noun
tonikum (plural tonikum-tonikum)
- tonic (a substance with medicinal properties intended to restore or invigorate)
Further reading
- “tonikum”, in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia [Great Dictionary of the Indonesian Language] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016