khamir

Indonesian

Etymology

From Malay khamir (“treated with yeast”), from Arabic خَمِير (ḵamīr, “ferment”). Doublet of khamar

Pronunciation

Noun

khamir (plural khamir-khamir)

  1. yeast (A single-celled fungus of a wide variety of taxonomic families)

Further reading

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