cairan

Indonesian

Etymology

From cair +‎ -an.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /t͡ʃaɪran/
• Rhymes: -iran, -ran, -an

Noun

cairan (first-person possessive cairanku, second-person possessive cairanmu, third-person possessive cairannya)

1. liquid, fluid: A substance that is flowing, and keeping no shape, such as water; a substance of which the molecules, while not tending to separate from one another like those of a gas, readily change their relative position, and which therefore retains no definite shape, except that determined by the containing receptacle.

   Synonym: benda cair

   Synonym: بندالير (bendalir) (Standard Malay)

2. solution: a homogeneous mixture, which may be liquid, gas or solid, formed by dissolving one or more substances.

   Synonym: larutan

3. molten material, the product of melting; melt

Derived terms

• cairan antiseptik
• cairan cerna
• cairan empedu
• cairan gas bumi
• cairan koreksi
• cairan pengencer
• cairan tubuh
• cairan vitreus

 

Further reading

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

Malay

Alternative forms

• cecair

Etymology

cair +‎ -an.

Pronunciation

• (Johor-Selangor) IPA^(key): /t͡ʃaeran/
• (Riau-Lingga) IPA^(key): /t͡ʃaɪran/
• Rhymes: -eran, -ran, -an

Noun

cairan (plural cairan-cairan, informal 1st possessive cairanku, 2nd possessive cairanmu, 3rd possessive cairannya)

1. Alternative form of cecair