zat alir

Indonesian

Etymology

Compound of zat (“substance”) +‎ alir (“flow”), calque of 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)

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