batuan

Indonesian

Etymology

Affixed batu +‎ -an. Doublet of beton.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /baˈtuan/
• Hyphenation: ba‧tu‧an
• Rhymes: -an, -n

Noun

batuan (plural batuan-batuan, first-person possessive batuanku, second-person possessive batuanmu, third-person possessive batuannya)

1. (geology) rock: any natural material with a distinctive composition of minerals.

Derived terms

• batuan asam
• batuan basa
• batuan basis
• batuan beku
• batuan dasar
• batuan ekstrusif
• batuan endapan
• batuan gunung berapi
• batuan induk
• batuan kedap
• batuan lapis
• batuan lapuk
• batuan leleran
• batuan majir
• batuan malihan
• batuan metamorf
• batuan organik
• batuan paras
• batuan sediaan
• batuan sedimen

 

Further reading

• “batuan” 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.

Malay

Etymology

batu (“stone”) +‎ -an

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbatwan/ [ˈba.t̪wan]

Noun

batuan (Jawi spelling باتوان, plural batuan-batuan, informal 1st possessive batuanku, 2nd possessive batuanmu, 3rd possessive batuannya)

1. (geology) rock

Further reading

• “batuan” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.