air minum

Indonesian

Etymology

Compound of air +‎ minum, calque of Dutch drinkwater.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈaʔɪr ˈminʊm]

Noun

air minum (first-person possessive air minumku, second-person possessive air minummu, third-person possessive air minumnya)

1. drinking water, potable water.

   Salah satu sumber hayati yang sangat dibutuhkan dalam hidup adalah air minum. ― Drinking water is one of the most needed biological sources in life.

Usage notes

Although local public utilities use this term, tap water from these public utilities sometime have quality problems in order to be qualified as drinking water or potable water which is common in developing countries.

Further reading

• “air minum” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.

Malay

Etymology

From air +‎ minum

Pronunciation

• (Johor) IPA^(key): /ˈaer ˈminom/ [ˈa.er ˈmi.nom]

• (Penang) IPA^(key): /ˈair ˈminom/ [ˈa.ir ˈmi.nom]

• (Baku) IPA^(key): /ˈair ˈminum/ [ˈa.ir ˈmi.num]

Noun

air minum (Jawi spelling اٴير مينوم, informal 1st possessive air minumku, 2nd possessive air minummu, 3rd possessive air minumnya)

1. drinking water

   Synonym: air minuman

Further reading

• “air minum” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.