Minyak (Balinese)
/ˈmiɲ.jak/noun
A Balinese word meaning “oil,” especially in contexts involving cooking, fragrance, or traditional preparations.
Did you know?Balinese minyak is related to an inherited Austronesian vocabulary family, not demonstrably to the Arabic word for oil, despite centuries of Indian Ocean trade.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Malayo-Polynesian
PMP
*minyak
“Oil or grease; reconstructed Austronesian ancestral form”
Old Malay
Old Malay
minyak
“Oil or grease”
Old Javanese
Old Javanese
minyak
“Oil, grease, or an oily substance”
Classical Balinese
Balinese
minyak
“Oil; a substance used in food, bodily applications, and traditional preparations”
Modern Balinese
Balinese
minyak
“Oil, including cooking or scented oil”
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