kalamin

Malay

Etymology

From English calamine, from French calamine, from Latin calamina.

Pronunciation

• (Johor-Selangor) IPA^(key): /kalamen/
• (Riau-Lingga) IPA^(key): /kalamɪn/
• Rhymes: -amen, -men, -en

Noun

kalamin (informal 1st possessive kalaminku, 2nd possessive kalaminmu, 3rd possessive kalaminnya)

1. calamine (zinc oxide or silicate)

Further reading

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