minyak tanah

Indonesian

Etymology

Compound of minyak (“oil”) +‎ tanah (“earth”), calque of Dutch aardolie (“petroleum”, literally “earth oil”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmiɲak ˈtanah/

Noun

minyak tanah (plural minyak-minyak tanah)

1. kerosene.

   Synonyms: avtur, kerosin, minyak patra

   Hypernym: minyak bumi

Alternative forms

• mita

Further reading

• “minyak tanah” 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.