cairan

Indonesian

Etymology

Affixed cair +‎ -an.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /t͡ʃaɪran/
• Rhymes: -iran, -ran, -an

Noun

cairan (plural cairan-cairan)

1. liquid, fluid: A substance that is flowing, and keeping no shape, such as water; a substance of which the molecules, while not tending to separate from one another like those of a gas, readily change their relative position, and which therefore retains no definite shape, except that determined by the containing receptacle

   Synonyms: benda cair, fluida, zat alir, zalir

   Synonym: بندالير (bendalir) (Standard Malay)

2. solution: a homogeneous mixture, which may be liquid, gas or solid, formed by dissolving one or more substances

   Synonym: larutan

3. molten material, the product of melting; melt

   Synonym: lelehan

Derived terms

• cairan antiseptik
• cairan bening
• cairan cerna
• cairan disinfektan
• cairan empedu
• cairan gas bumi
• cairan hidraulis
• cairan infus
• cairan intravena
• cairan keputihan
• cairan kimia
• cairan koreksi
• cairan mata
• cairan mudah terbakar
• cairan pembersih
• cairan pendingin
• cairan pengencer
• cairan penyegar
• cairan praejakulasi
• cairan prasemen
• cairan radiator
• cairan serebrospinal
• cairan sinovial
• cairan sperma
• cairan spin kuantum
• cairan tubuh
• cairan vagina
• cairan vitreus

Further reading

• “cairan”, 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

Alternative forms

• cecair

Etymology

cair +‎ -an.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Literary) IPA^(key): /t͡ʃaˈiran/ [t͡ʃaˈi.ran]

• (Standard Southern Peninsula) IPA^(key): /t͡ʃaˈeran/ [t͡ʃaˈe.ran]
• Rhymes: -eran, -ran, -an

Noun

cairan (plural cairan-cairan or cairan²)

1. alternative form of cecair