obat

Indonesian

Etymology

From Malay ubat, obat, from Classical Malay اوبت (ubat), اوبت (obat), from Proto-Malayic *ubat, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *ubat. Influenced by Javanese ꦲꦺꦴꦧꦠ꧀ (obat).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /ˈobat/ [ˈo.bat̪̚], (Javanese-influenced) /ˈɔbat/ [ˈɔ.bat̪̚]

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• Rhymes: -obat, (Javanese-influenced) -ɔbat
• Syllabification: o‧bat

Noun

obat (first-person possessive obatku, second-person possessive obatmu, third-person possessive obatnya)

1. (medicine, pharmacy) medicine

   Pemerintah didesak dalam penelitian dan pengembangan obat. ― The government is pressed in medicine research and development.

2. (colloquial, chemistry) chemical

   Synonym: bahan kimia

3. (figurative) gunpowder; bullet
4. (figurative) black magic

Alternative forms

• ubat (Standard Malay)

Affixed terms

• berobat
• mengobati
• mengobatkan
• obat-obatan
• pengobat
• pengobatan
• terobat
• terobati

 

• obat adiktif
• obat angin
• obat anorektik
• obat antidepresan
• obat antihipertensif
• obat antikonvulsan
• obat antispasmodik
• obat basah
• obat batuk
• obat bebas
• obat bebas terbatas
• obat bedil
• obat bius
• obat cacing
• obat daftar G
• obat dahaga
• obat dalam
• obat dokter
• obat esensial
• obat generik
• obat guna
• obat haus
• obat herbal
• obat jerih
• obat kampung
• obat keras
• obat kuat
• obat kumur
• obat lali
• obat lelah
• obat luar
• obat mata
• obat mentah
• obat merah
• obat nyamuk
• obat oral
• obat palsu
• obat paten
• obat pekasih
• obat pencahar
• obat penenang
• obat pengasih
• obat perangsang
• obat rektal
• obat rumah
• obat sinse
• obat stimulan
• obat tambahan
• obat telekap
• obat terlarang
• obat tidur
• obat tradisional
• obat urus-urus
• obat vaginal

 

References

• “obat” 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.

Javanese

Romanization

obat

1. Romanization of ꦲꦺꦴꦧꦠ꧀