air asam tambang

Indonesian

Etymology

Compound of air (“ash”) +‎ asam (“acid”) +‎ tambang (“mine”).

Noun

air asam tambang (plural air-air asam tambang)

1. (mining) water in or around mining areas that has a very high acidity level with a pH value of less than five

Further reading

• “air asam tambang” 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.