zat kapur
Indonesian
Etymology
Compound of zat (“substance, matter”) + kapur (“lime; chalk”). Comparable to Japanese 石灰素 (sekkaiso, “calcium”, literally “quicklime element”).
Noun
Descendants
- → Malay: zat kapur
Further reading
- “zat kapur”, 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
Malay
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Etymology
From Indonesian zat kapur. Equivalent to zat + kapur.
Pronunciation
- (schwa-variety) IPA(key): /ˌzat ˈkapo(r)/ [ˌzat̪̚ ˈka.po(r)]
- Rhymes: -apo(r)
- (Baku) IPA(key): /ˌzat ˈkapur/ [ˌzat̪̚ ˈka.pur]
- Rhymes: -apur
Noun
zat kapur (Jawi spelling ذات کاڤور, plural zat-zat kapur or zat2 kapur)
Further reading
- "zat kapur" in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu (PRPM) [Malay Literary Reference Centre (PRPM)] (in Malay), Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017