air mineral

Indonesian

Etymology

Compound of air (“water”) +‎ mineral (“mineral”). Calque of English mineral water.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /ˌair minəˈral/ [ˌa.ɪr mi.nəˈral]
• Rhymes: -al
• Syllabification: air mi‧ne‧ral

Noun

air minêral

1. mineral water

Further reading

• “air mineral”, in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia [Great Dictionary of the Indonesian Language] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016

Malay

Etymology

Compound of air (“water”) +‎ mineral (“mineral”). Calque of English mineral water.

Pronunciation

• (English-based) IPA^(key): /ˌae(r) ˈminərəl/ [ˌʔa.e(r) ˈmi.nə.rəl]
• Rhymes: -rəl, -əl
• Hyphenation: air mi‧ne‧ral

Noun

air mineral (plural air-air mineral or air² mineral)

1. mineral water

Further reading

• "air mineral" in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu (PRPM) [Malay Literary Reference Centre (PRPM)] (in Malay), Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017
  (also see "air mineral" at PRPM first version)