bahan bakar

Indonesian

Etymology

From compound of bahan +‎ bakar, from calque of Dutch brandstof (“fuel”, literally “to burn + material”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈbahan ˈbakar]

Noun

bahan bakar (first-person possessive bahan bakarku, second-person possessive bahan bakarmu, third-person possessive bahan bakarnya)

1. fuel

Synonyms

• bahan api (Brunei, Malaysia, Singapore)

Derived terms

• bahan bakar alternatif
• bahan bakar fosil
• bahan bakar hayati
• bahan bakar jet
• bahan bakar metabolik
• bahan bakar minyak
• bahan bakar nabati
• bahan bakar nuklir
• bahan bakar teradiasi

 

Further reading

• “bahan bakar” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia (KBBI) Daring, Jakarta: Badan Pengembangan dan Pembinaan Bahasa, Kementerian Pendidikan dan Kebudayaan Republik Indonesia, 2016.