toksik
Indonesian edit
Etymology edit
Internationalism, borrowed from English toxic, from French toxique, from Late Latin toxicus (“poisoned”), from Latin toxicum (“poison”), from Ancient Greek τοξικόν (toxikón) [φάρμακον (phármakon)] ("poison for use on arrows"), from τοξικός (toxikós, “pertaining to arrows or archery”), from τόξον (tóxon, “bow”).
Pronunciation edit
Adjective edit
toksik
- (toxicology, pharmacology) toxic: having a chemical nature that is harmful to health or lethal if consumed or otherwise entering into the body in sufficient quantities.
Noun edit
toksik (plural toksik-toksik, first-person possessive toksikku, second-person possessive toksikmu, third-person possessive toksiknya)
- (colloquial) Alternative spelling of toksin (“toxin”).
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Further reading edit
- “toksik” 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.