alam sekitar

Malay

Etymology

alam (“world; realm”) +‎ sekitar (“surrounding”)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /a.lam sə.ki.ta(r)/

Noun

alam sekitar (Jawi spelling عالم سکيتر, informal 1st possessive alam sekitarku, 2nd possessive alam sekitarmu, 3rd possessive alam sekitarnya)

1. (of nature) environment

   Jabatan Alam Sekitar ― Department of Environment

   Cintailah alam sekitar anda! ― Love your environment!

Synonyms

• lingkungan (Indonesian)
• persekitaran semulajadi (“natural environment”)

Adjective

alam sekitar (Jawi spelling عالم سکيتر)

1. environmental

   pencemaran alam sekitar ― environmental pollution

   kejuruteraan alam sekitar ― environmental engineering

   • 2018 July 23, Iskandar Shah Mohamed, “Pelan komprehensif atasi pencemaran alam sekitar [Comprehensive plan to overcome environmental pollution]”, in Berita Harian‎^[1], archived from the original on 16 October 2018:

     Satu pelan komprehensif dan terperinci perlu diwujudkan bagi mengatasi masalah pencemaran alam sekitar terutama tapak pembuangan sampah haram di sekitar kawasan Dewan Undangan Negeri (DUN) Sungai Kandis.

     A comprehensive and detailed plan needs to be created to overcome the problem of environmental pollution especially (the issue of) illegal rubbish dumpsites around the area of the state constituency of Sungai Kandis.