batuan
التعريفات والمعاني
== Indonesian ==
=== Etymology ===
Affixed batu + -an. Doublet of beton and waton.
=== Pronunciation ===
IPA(key): /baˈtuan/
Hyphenation: ba‧tu‧an
Rhymes: -an, -n
=== Noun ===
batuan (plural batuan-batuan)
(geology) rock: any natural material with a distinctive composition of minerals
==== Derived terms ====
=== Further reading ===
“batuan”, 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 ==
=== Etymology ===
batu (“stone”) + -an
=== Pronunciation ===
IPA(key): /ˈbatwan/ [ˈba.t̪wan]
=== Noun ===
batuan (Jawi spelling باتوان, plural batuan-batuan or batuan2)
(geology) rock
=== Further reading ===
"batuan" in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu (PRPM) [Malay Literary Reference Centre (PRPM)] (in Malay), Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017