senyawa

Indonesian

Etymology

Affixed se- +‎ nyawa. Semantic loan from Dutch samengesteld (“compound”, literally “together + to stand”) for compound (chemistry) sense. Attested before 1971.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [səˈɲawa]
• Rhymes: -wa, -a
• Hyphenation: se‧nya‧wa

Noun

sênyawa (plural senyawa-senyawa, first-person possessive senyawaku, second-person possessive senyawamu, third-person possessive senyawanya)

1. has become a meaning (of compound words)
2. has become a substance (of the chemical element)
3. (chemistry) compound: a substance formed by chemical union of two or more ingredients in definite proportions by weight.

   Synonym: senyawaan

   Synonym: sebatian (Standard Malay)

Synonyms

• (has become a): padu benar

Hyponyms

• (chemistry): senyawa kimia

Derived terms

• senyawaan
• menyenyawakan
• persenyawaan

Adjective

senyawa

1. unite

Synonyms

• berpadu benar, bersatu padu

Further reading

• “senyawa” 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.