air batu
Malay
editEtymology
editCompound of air (“water”) + batu (“stone, to harden”). Compare to Thai น้ำแข็ง (nám-kɛ̌ng, “ice”, literally “water + hard”) and Khmer ទឹកកក (tɨk kɑɑk, “ice”, literally “water + hard”).
Pronunciation
edit- Rhymes: -u
Noun
editair batu (Jawi spelling اءير باتو, plural air-air batu, informal 1st possessive air batuku, 2nd possessive air batumu, 3rd possessive air batunya)
See also
edit- hujan batu ("hail")
- sungai air batu ("glacier")
Further reading
edit- “air batu” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.