air tawar

Indonesian

Etymology

Compound of air (“water”) +‎ tawar (“tasteless”), literally “tasteless water”.

Noun

air tawar (first-person possessive air tawarku, second-person possessive air tawarmu, third-person possessive air tawarnya)

1. fresh water

Further reading

• “air tawar” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.