air tanah

Indonesian

Etymology

Compound of air (“water”) +‎ tanah (“ground”), from calque of English groundwater or Dutch grondwater.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈaʔir ˈtanah]

Noun

air tanah (first-person possessive air tanahku, second-person possessive air tanahmu, third-person possessive air tanahnya)

1. (geology) groundwater: Water that exists beneath the earth's surface in underground streams and aquifers.

Synonyms

• air bawah tanah

Hyponyms

• air tanah anteseden
• air tanah bebas
• air tanah lapisan atas
• air tanah limpasan hujan
• air tanah tetap
• air tanah tubir

 

See also

• tanah air

 

Further reading

• “air tanah” 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.