nutrien

Indonesian

Etymology

Borrowed from Dutch nutriënt, from Latin nūtriēns, present participle of nūtriō (“I suckle, nourish, foster”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /nuˈtriɛn/
• Rhymes: -ɛn, -n
• Hyphenation: nu‧tri‧èn

Noun

nutrièn (plural nutrien-nutrien)

1. nutrient: A source of nourishment, such as food, that can be metabolized by an organism to give energy and build tissue.

   Synonym: hara

Alternative forms

• nutrien /nutriən/ (Standard Malay)

Further reading

• “nutrien” 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.