obat

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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

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  • Hyphenation: o‧bat

Noun

obat (first-person possessive obatku, second-person possessive obatmu, third-person possessive obatnya)

  1. (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.
  2. (colloquial, chemistry) chemical.
    Synonym: bahan kimia
  3. (figurative) gunpowder, bullet.
  4. (figurative) black magic.

Alternative forms

  • ubat (Brunei, Malaysia, Singapore)

Affixed terms

References

Javanese

Romanization

obat

  1. Romanization of ꦲꦺꦴꦧꦠ꧀