fosforus

Malay

Chemical element
P
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Etymology

Learned borrowing from English phosphorus, from Latin phosphorus, from Ancient Greek φωσφόρος (phōsphóros).

Pronunciation

• (Baku) IPA^(key): /fosˈforus/ [fosˈfo.rus]
  • Rhymes: -orus
• (Johor-Riau) IPA^(key): /fosˈforos/ [fosˈfo.ros]
  • Rhymes: -oros
• (English-based) IPA^(key): /ˈfɔsfərəs/ [ˈfɔs.fə.rəs]
• Hyphenation: fos‧fo‧rus

Noun

fosforus (Jawi spelling فوسفوروس, plural fosforus-fosforus)

1. (chemistry) phosphorus (element)

Derived terms

Affixed terms and other derivations

Irregular affixed derivations, other derivations and compound words:

• fosforus hitam (“black phosphorus”)
• fosforus kuning (“yellow phosphorus”)
• fosforus merah (“red phosphorus”)
• fosforus pentoksida (“phosphorus pentoxide”)
• fosforus putih (“white phosphorus”)
• kitar fosforus (“phosphorus cycle”)

Further reading

• “fosforus” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.