batu bara
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Indonesian[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Compound of batu (“stone”) + bara (“ember, charcoal”), from calque of Chinese 石炭 (“coal”, literally “rock; stone + charcoal”). Compare to Malay arang batu (“coal”, literally “charcoal + stone”).
Noun[edit]
batu bara (first-person possessive batu baraku, second-person possessive batu baramu, third-person possessive batu baranya)
- coal: a black rock formed from prehistoric plant remains, composed largely of carbon and burned as a fuel.
- Synonym: kol
Alternative forms[edit]
- batubara (in mining field)
Synonyms[edit]
- arang batu (Brunei, Malaysia, Singapore)
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Compounds
Further reading[edit]
- “batu bara” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.