fosforus

Malay

Chemical element
P
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Etymology

Learned borrowing from English phosphorus, from Latin phosphorus, from Ancient Greek φωσφόρος (phōsphóros).

Pronunciation

(Baku) IPA^(key): /fosˈforus/ [fosˈfo.rus]
- Rhymes: -orus
(Johor-Riau) IPA^(key): /fosˈforos/ [fosˈfo.ros]
- Rhymes: -oros
(English-based) IPA^(key): /ˈfɔsfərəs/ [ˈfɔs.fə.rəs]
Hyphenation: fos‧fo‧rus

Noun

fosforus (Jawi spelling فوسفوروس, plural fosforus-fosforus)

(chemistry) phosphorus^[1] (element)

Derived terms

Affixed terms and other derivations

Irregular affixed derivations, other derivations and compound words:

fosforus hitam (“black phosphorus”)
fosforus kuning (“yellow phosphorus”)
fosforus merah (“red phosphorus”)
fosforus pentoksida (“phosphorus pentoxide”)
fosforus putih (“white phosphorus”)
kitar fosforus (“phosphorus cycle”)

References

^ “fosforus”, in Kamus Dewan [The Institute Dictionary] (in Malay), Fourth edition, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2005, →ISBN

Further reading

“fosforus”, in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu [Malay Literary Reference Centre] (in Malay), Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017