amilum
Indonesian
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Latin amylum, from Ancient Greek ἄμυλον (ámulon), ἀ- (a-, “privative”) + μύλη (múlē, “mill”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈamilʊm/
- Rhymes: -lʊm, -ʊm, -m
- Hyphenation: ami‧lum
Noun
amilum (plural amilum-amilum, first-person possessive amilumku, second-person possessive amilummu, third-person possessive amilumnya)
- (biochemistry) amylum, starch.
- Synonym: pati
- Synonym: kanji (Standard Malay)
Further reading
- “amilum” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Language Development and Fostering Agency — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.