ilmu pisah

Indonesian

Etymology

Compound of ilmu (“science”) +‎ pisah (“to separate”), calque of Dutch scheikunde (“chemistry”, literally “knowledge to separate”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈilmu ˈpisah]
  • Hyphenation: il‧mu‧pi‧sah

Noun

ilmu pisah (plural ilmu-ilmu pisah)

  1. (dated) chemistry
    Synonym: kimia

Further reading

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