minyak tanah

Indonesian

Etymology

Compound of minyak (“oil”) +‎ tanah (“earth”), calque of Dutch aardolie (“petroleum”, literally “earth oil”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈmiɲak ˈtanah/

Noun

minyak tanah (plural minyak-minyak tanah)

  1. kerosene
    Synonyms: avtur, kerosin, minyak patra
    Hypernym: minyak bumi

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