obat

== Indonesian == === Alternative forms === ubat (Malaysian Malay) === Etymology === Inherited from Malay اوبت obat ~ ubat from Proto-Malayic *ubat. Dominance over ubat influenced by Javanese obat as used among Javanese people in e.g. Jakarta === Pronunciation === (Standard Indonesian) IPA(key): /ˈobat/ [ˈo.bat̪̚] Rhymes: -obat Syllabification: o‧bat === Noun === obat (plural obat-obat) (medicine, pharmacy) medicine (a substance which specifically promotes healing when ingested or consumed in some way; a pharmaceutical drug) Pemerintah didesak dalam penelitian dan pengembangan obat. ― The government is pressed in medicine research and development. Synonym: ubat medicine (any treatment or cure) Apa obat hati menurut Islam? ― (please add an English translation of this usage example) (colloquial, chemistry) chemical Synonym: bahan kimia Obat rumput ― Grass herbicide (figurative) gunpowder; bullet (figurative) black magic ==== Affixed terms ==== === References === “obat”, 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 == Javanese == === Etymology === Inherited from Old Javanese uwat (“medicine”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /o.bat/ Rhymes: -bat Hyphenation: o‧bat === Noun === obat (Carakan spelling ꦲꦺꦴꦧꦠ꧀) medicine, potion chemical drug. gunpowder. === Further reading === The Linguistic Center of Yogyakarta (2011), “obat”, in Kamus Basa Jawa (Bausastra Jawa) [Javanese Language Dictionary (Javanese Dictionary)] (in Javanese), 2nd edition, Yogyakarta: Kanisius, →ISBN