air seni

Indonesian

Etymology

Compound of air (“water”) +‎ seni, inherited from Malay air seni.

Noun

air seni (first-person possessive air seniku, second-person possessive air senimu, third-person possessive air seninya)

1. urine

   Synonyms: air kencing, urine

   Hematuria adalah kondisi ketika darah bercampur dengan air seni.

   Hematuria is the condition where blood gets mixed with urine.

Further reading

• “air seni” 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

air (“water”) +‎ seni (“discrete”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /air.səni/

Noun

air seni (Jawi spelling اءير سني, plural air-air seni, informal 1st possessive air seniku, 2nd possessive air senimu, 3rd possessive air seninya)

1. (physiology) Urine (liquid excrement)

Synonyms

• air kecil
• air kencing
• air kemih
• najis kecil
• urin

Descendants

• Indonesian: air seni

Further reading

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