kompos

Indonesian

Etymology

From Dutch compost, from English compost, from Middle English compost, from Old Northern French compost (“mixture of leaves, manure, etc., for fertilizing land" also "condiment”), from Latin compositus (“composed”), from componere.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈkɔmpɔs]
• Hyphenation: kom‧pos
• Rhymes: -pɔs, -ɔs, -s

Noun

kompos (first-person possessive komposku, second-person possessive komposmu, third-person possessive komposnya)

1. compost

Derived terms

• berkompos
• mengompos
• mengomposkan
• pengompos
• pengomposan

 

• kompos cair

 

Related terms

• dekomposisi
• komponen
• komponis
• komposer
• komposisi
• komposit
• kompositum

 

Further reading

• “kompos” 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.