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Indonesian
Etymology
From Malay ubat, obat, from Classical Malay اوبت (ubat), اوبت (obat), from Proto-Malayic *ubat, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *ubat. Influenced by Javanese ꦲꦺꦴꦧꦠ꧀ (obat).
Pronunciation
Noun
obat (first-person possessive obatku, second-person possessive obatmu, third-person possessive obatnya)
- (medicine, pharmacy) medicine, a substance which specifically promotes healing when ingested or consumed in some way.
- Pemerintah didesak dalam penelitian dan pengembangan obat. ― The government is pressed in medicine research and development.
- (colloquial, chemistry) chemical.
- Synonym: bahan kimia
- (figurative) gunpowder, bullet.
- (figurative) black magic.
Alternative forms
- ubat (Brunei, Malaysia, Singapore)
Affixed terms
References
Javanese
Romanization
obat
- Romanization of ꦲꦺꦴꦧꦠ꧀