air limbah

Indonesian

Etymology

Compound of air (“water”) +‎ limbah (“waste”).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /ˌair ˈlimbah/ [ˌa.ɪr ˈlim.bah]
• Syllabification: air lim‧bah

Noun

air limbah (plural air-air limbah)

1. wastewater

   Synonyms: air buangan (Malay), air sisa (Malay), kumbahan (Malay)

2. sewage

   Synonyms: air got, air selokan, kumbahan (Malay)

Further reading

• “air limbah”, 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