zat alir

Indonesian

Etymology

Compound of zat (“substance”) +‎ alir (“flow”), calque from Chinese 流體／流体 (literally “to flow + body”). Compare to Malay bendalir.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈzat ˈalɪr/

Noun

zat alir (plural zat-zat alir, first-person possessive zat alirku, second-person possessive zat alirmu, third-person possessive zat alirnya)

1. (physics) fluid: Any substance which can flow with relative ease, tends to assume the shape of its container, and obeys Bernoulli's principle; a liquid, gas or plasma.

   Synonyms: fluida, zalir

   Synonym: بندالير (bendalir) (Standard Malay)

Further reading

• “zat alir” 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.