es batu

Indonesian edit

Etymology edit

Compound of es (“ice”) +‎ batu (“stone”), probably calque of Chinese 冰塊／冰块 (bīngkuài).

Pronunciation edit

IPA^(key): /ˈɛs ˈbatu/

Noun edit

es batu (plural es-es batu, first-person possessive es batuku, second-person possessive es batumu, third-person possessive es batunya)

ice cube

Further reading edit

“es batu” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.