obat
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Indonesian[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Malay ubat, from Proto-Malayic *ubat, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *ubat. Influenced by Javanese ꦲꦺꦴꦧꦠ꧀ (obat).
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
obat (plural, first-person possessive obatku, second-person possessive obatmu, third-person possessive obatnya)
- (medicine, pharmacy) medicine, a substance which specifically promotes healing when ingested or consumed in some way.
- Pemerintah didesak dalam penelitian dan pengembangan obat. ― The government is pressed in medicine research and development.
- (chemistry) chemical (colloquial).
- Synonym: bahan kimia
- (figuratively) gunpowder, bullet.
- (figuratively) black magic.
Alternative forms[edit]
- ubat (Brunei, Malaysia, Singapore)
Affixed terms[edit]
References[edit]
- “obat” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia (KBBI) Daring, Jakarta: Badan Pengembangan dan Pembinaan Bahasa, Kementerian Pendidikan dan Kebudayaan Republik Indonesia, 2016.
Categories:
- Indonesian terms inherited from Malay
- Indonesian terms derived from Malay
- Indonesian terms inherited from Proto-Malayic
- Indonesian terms derived from Proto-Malayic
- Indonesian terms inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian
- Indonesian terms derived from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian
- Indonesian terms with IPA pronunciation
- Indonesian lemmas
- Indonesian nouns
- id:Medicine
- id:Pharmacy
- Indonesian terms with usage examples
- id:Chemistry
- id:Sciences