perminyakan

Indonesian

Etymology

Affixed minyak (“oil”) +‎ per- -an.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /pərmiˈɲakan/ [pər.miˈɲak̚.an]
• Rhymes: -akan
• Syllabification: per‧mi‧nyak‧an

Noun

perminyakan (plural perminyakan-perminyakan)

1. lubrication
2. oil, petroleum, or refinery matters
3. (Catholicism) ellipsis of sakramen perminyakan

Further reading

• “perminyakan”, 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