cairan
Indonesian
Etymology
From cair + -an.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /t͡ʃaɪran/
- Rhymes: -iran, -ran, -an
Noun
cairan (first-person possessive cairanku, second-person possessive cairanmu, third-person possessive cairannya)
- liquid, fluid: A substance that is flowing, and keeping no shape, such as water; a substance of which the molecules, while not tending to separate from one another like those of a gas, readily change their relative position, and which therefore retains no definite shape, except that determined by the containing receptacle.
- Synonym: benda cair
- Synonym: بندالير (bendalir) (Standard Malay)
- solution: a homogeneous mixture, which may be liquid, gas or solid, formed by dissolving one or more substances.
- Synonym: larutan
- molten material, the product of melting; melt
Derived terms
- cairan antiseptik
- cairan cerna
- cairan empedu
- cairan gas bumi
- cairan koreksi
- cairan pengencer
- cairan tubuh
- cairan vitreus
Further reading
- “cairan” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Language Development and Fostering Agency — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.
Malay
Alternative forms
- cecair
Etymology
cair + -an.
Pronunciation
- (Johor-Selangor) IPA(key): /t͡ʃaeran/
- (Riau-Lingga) IPA(key): /t͡ʃaɪran/
- Rhymes: -eran, -ran, -an
Noun
cairan (plural cairan-cairan, informal 1st possessive cairanku, 2nd possessive cairanmu, 3rd possessive cairannya)
- Alternative form of cecair