toksik

Indonesian

Etymology

Internationalism, borrowed from English toxic, from French toxique, from Late Latin toxicus (“poisoned”), from Latin toxicum (“poison”), from Ancient Greek τοξικόν (toxikón) [φάρμακον (phármakon)] ("poison for use on arrows"), from τοξικός (toxikós, “pertaining to arrows or archery”), from τόξον (tóxon, “bow”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈtɔk.sɪk/
  • Rhymes: -sɪk
  • Hyphenation: tok‧sik

Adjective

toksik (comparative lebih toksik, superlative paling toksik)

  1. (toxicology, pharmacology) toxic: having a chemical nature that is harmful to health or lethal if consumed or otherwise entering into the body in sufficient quantities

Noun

toksik (plural toksik-toksik)

  1. (colloquial) alternative spelling of toksin (“toxin”)

Further reading

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