khamir

Indonesian

Etymology

From Arabic خَمِير (ḵamīr, “ferment”).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /ˈxamir/ [ˈxa.mɪr]
• Rhymes: -amir
• Syllabification: kha‧mir

Noun

khamir (plural khamir-khamir)

1. yeast (A single-celled fungus of a wide variety of taxonomic families)

Further reading

• “khamir” 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.