amilum

Indonesian

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin amylum, from Ancient Greek ἄμυλον (ámulon), ἀ- (a-, privative) + μύλη (múlē, mill).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈamilʊm/
  • Rhymes: -lʊm, -ʊm, -m
  • Hyphenation: ami‧lum

Noun

amilum (plural amilum-amilum, first-person possessive amilumku, second-person possessive amilummu, third-person possessive amilumnya)

  1. (biochemistry) amylum, starch.
    Synonym: pati
    Synonym: kanji (Standard Malay)

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