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Indonesian
Etymology
From Malay unsur, from Arabic عُنْصُر (ʕunṣur).[1]
Pronunciation
Noun
unsur (first-person possessive unsurku, second-person possessive unsurmu, third-person possessive unsurnya)
- element:
- one of the simplest or essential parts or principles of which anything consists, or upon which the constitution or fundamental powers of anything are based.
- (chemistry) any one of the simplest chemical substances that cannot be decomposed in a chemical reaction or by any chemical means and made up of atoms all having the same number of protons.
- Synonyms: bahan asal, elemen, zat asal
- (law) a required aspect or component of a cause of action. A deed is regarded as a violation of law only if each element can be proved.
- a small part of the whole.
Derived terms
References
- ^ Erwina Burhanuddin, Abdul Gaffar Ruskhan, R.B. Chrismanto (1993) Penelitian kosakata bahasa Arab dalam bahasa Indonesia [Research on Arabic vocabulary in Indonesian], Jakarta: Pusat Pembinaan dan Pengembangan Bahasa, Departemen Pendidikan dan Kebudayaan, →ISBN, →OCLC
Further reading
Malay
Etymology
From Arabic عُنْصُر (ʕunṣur).
Noun
unsur (Jawi spelling عنصور, plural unsur-unsur, informal 1st possessive unsurku, 2nd possessive unsurmu, 3rd possessive unsurnya)
- element
- constituent
- (grammar) a functional element of a phrase or clause.
Derived terms
Descendants
- > Indonesian: unsur (inherited)
Further reading
Old English
Etymology
From un- + sūr.
Pronunciation
Adjective
unsūr
- not sour
Declension
Declension of unsūr — Strong
Declension of unsūr — Weak
References
Turkish
Etymology
From Ottoman Turkish عنصر (unsur), from Arabic عُنْصُر (ʕunṣur).
Noun
unsur (definite accusative unsuru, plural unsurlar or anasır)
- element (one of the simplest or essential parts or principles)
- element (part of a whole)
References
- Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–) “unsur”, in Nişanyan Sözlük
- Redhouse, James W. (1890) “عنصر”, in A Turkish and English Lexicon, Constantinople: A. H. Boyajian, page 1324
- Avery, Robert et al., editors (2013), The Redhouse Dictionary Turkish/Ottoman English, 21st edition, Istanbul: Sev Yayıncılık, →ISBN
Uzbek
Etymology
Borrowed from Arabic عُنْصُر (ʕunṣur).
Noun
unsur (plural unsurlar)
- element