fosforus

Indonesian

Chemical element (edit)
P Atomic number 15 fosforus
Classification data Period 3 Group 15 Block p-block Class nonmetal
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Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin phosphorus, from Ancient Greek φωσφόρος (phōsphóros).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /fosˈforus/ [fosˈfo.rʊs]
• Rhymes: -orus
• Syllabification: fos‧fo‧rus
• Homophone: Fosforus

Noun

fosforus (plural fosforus-fosforus)

1. (chemistry) phosphorus

Further reading

• “fosforus”, 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

Chemical element (edit)
P Atomic number 15 fosforus
Classification data Period 3 Group 15 Block p-block Class nonmetal
Previous: ← silikon (Si)
Next: sulfur, belerang (S) →

Etymology

Learned borrowing from English phosphorus, from Latin phosphorus, from Ancient Greek φωσφόρος (phōsphóros).

Pronunciation

• (Literary Standard) IPA^(key): /fosˈforus/ [fosˈfo.rus]
  • Rhymes: -orus
• (Southern Peninsular Malaysia Standard) IPA^(key): /fosˈforos/ [fosˈfo.ros]
  • Rhymes: -oros
• (English-based) IPA^(key): /ˈfosfərəs/ [ˈfɔs.fə.rəs]
• Hyphenation: fos‧fo‧rus

Noun

fosforus (Jawi spelling فوسفوروس, plural fosforus-fosforus or fosforus²)

1. (chemistry) phosphorus (element)

Derived terms

Affixed terms and other derivations

Irregular affixed derivations, other derivations and compound words:

• fosforus hitam (“black phosphorus”)
• fosforus kuning (“yellow phosphorus”)
• fosforus merah (“red phosphorus”)
• fosforus pentoksida (“phosphorus pentoxide”)
• fosforus putih (“white phosphorus”)
• kitar fosforus (“phosphorus cycle”)

Further reading

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