air minum

Indonesian

Etymology

Compound of air +‎ minum, calque of Dutch drinkwater.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /ˌair ˈminum/ [ˌa.ɪr ˈmi.nʊm]
• Rhymes: -inum
• Syllabification: air mi‧num

Noun

air minum (plural air-air minum)

1. drinking water, potable water

   Synonym: air putih

   Salah satu sumber hayati yang sangat dibutuhkan dalam hidup adalah air minum. ― Drinking water is one of the most needed biological sources in life.

Usage notes

Although local public utilities use this term, tap water from these public utilities sometime have quality problems in order to be qualified as drinking water or potable water which is common in developing countries.

Further reading

• “air minum”, 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

Malay

Etymology

From air +‎ minum

Pronunciation

• (Literary Standard) IPA^(key): /ˌair ˈminum/ [ˌʔa.ir ˈmi.num]

• (Southern Peninsular Malaysia Standard) IPA^(key): /ˌae(r) ˈminom/ [ˌʔa.e(r) ˈmi.nom]

• (Northern Peninsular Malaysia Standard) IPA^(key): /ˌaer ˈminom/ [ˌʔa.ɛr ˈmi.nom]

Noun

air minum (Jawi spelling اٴير مينوم, uncountable)

1. drinking water

   Synonym: air minuman

Further reading

• "air minum" in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu (PRPM) [Malay Literary Reference Centre (PRPM)] (in Malay), Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017
  (also see "air minum" at PRPM first version)