minyak bubut
Indonesian
Etymology
Compound of minyak (“oil”) + bubut (“lathe”).
Noun
minyak bubut (plural minyak-minyak bubut)
- (petrology) lathe oil: a lubricant used to keep the moving parts of a lathe working smoothly
Further reading
- “minyak bubut” 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.