anak air
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Indonesian
[edit]Etymology
[edit]anak (“child, kid”) + air (“water”).
Pronunciation
[edit]- (Standard Indonesian) IPA(key): /ˌanaʔ ˈair/ [ˌa.naʔ ˈa.ɪr]
- Syllabification: a‧nak a‧ir
Noun
[edit]- creek
- Synonym: sungai kecil
- the son of the king Varuṇa
- 2023, Tim Kompilasi Pustaka Suci Veda Dharma Pustaka Utama, transl., Atharvaveda Kanda I-VI, PT. Dharma Pustaka Utama, page 60:
- Oh demam, kau menyiksa hati dan semua organ-organ tubuh kami. Engkau adalah anak-anak air, siksaan adalah namamu . Wahai penyembuh terpelajar, kenalilah penyebab demam, keluarkanlah ia dari tubuh kami
- (please add an English translation of this quotation)
Further reading
[edit]- “anak air” 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.