minyak tanah
التعريفات والمعاني
== Indonesian ==
=== Etymology ===
Compound of minyak (“oil”) + tanah (“earth”),
calque of Dutch aardolie (“petroleum”, literally “earth oil”).
=== Pronunciation ===
IPA(key): /ˈmiɲak ˈtanah/
=== Noun ===
minyak tanah (plural minyak-minyak tanah)
kerosene
Synonyms: avtur, kerosin, minyak patra
Hypernym: minyak bumi
==== Alternative forms ====
mita (syllabic abbreviation)
mitan (syllabic abbreviation)
=== Further reading ===
“minyak tanah”, 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 ===
Compound of minyak (“oil”) + tanah (“earth, ground”). Literally, “ground/earth oil”.
=== Pronunciation ===
(Literary Standard) IPA(key): /ˌmiɲak ˈtanah/ [ˌmi.ɲaʔ ˈt̪a.nah]
=== Noun ===
minyak tanah (Jawi spelling ميڽق تانه, plural minyak-minyak tanah or minyak2 tanah)
kerosene; paraffin oil
Synonyms: kerosena, (Indonedia) kerosin
Synonym: (Indonesia) minyak patra
==== Descendants ====
> Indonesian: minyak tanah (inherited)
=== Further reading ===
"minyak tanah" in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu (PRPM) [Malay Literary Reference Centre (PRPM)] (in Malay), Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017