air batu
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Etymology
[edit]Compound of air (“water”) + batu (“stone, to harden”). Compare to Thai น้ำแข็ง (nám-kɛ̌ng, “ice”, literally “water + hard”) and Khmer ទឹកកក (tɨk kɑɑk, “ice”, literally “water + hard”).
Pronunciation
[edit]- Rhymes: -u
Noun
[edit]air batu (Jawi spelling اءير باتو, plural air-air batu, informal 1st possessive air batuku, 2nd possessive air batumu, 3rd possessive air batunya)
See also
[edit]- hujan batu ("hail")
- sungai air batu ("glacier")
Further reading
[edit]- “air batu” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.