toksik

Indonesian

Etymology

Internationalism, borrowed from English toxic, from French toxique, from Late Latin toxicus (“poisoned”), from Latin toxicum (“poison”), from Ancient Greek τοξικόν (toxikón) [φάρμακον (phármakon)] ("poison for use on arrows"), from τοξικός (toxikós, “pertaining to arrows or archery”), from τόξον (tóxon, “bow”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈtɔk.sɪk/
• Rhymes: -sɪk
• Hyphenation: tok‧sik

Adjective

toksik

1. (toxicology, pharmacology) toxic: having a chemical nature that is harmful to health or lethal if consumed or otherwise entering into the body in sufficient quantities.

Noun

toksik (plural toksik-toksik, first-person possessive toksikku, second-person possessive toksikmu, third-person possessive toksiknya)

1. (colloquial) Alternative spelling of toksin (“toxin”).

Related terms

• intoksikasi
• toksikolog
• toksikologi
• toksikologis
• toksin
• toksisitas

 

Further reading

• “toksik” 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.