probiotik

Malay

Etymology

Borrowed from English probiotic.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /probai̯otik/, /-biotik/
• Rhymes: -tik, -ik
• Hyphenation: pro‧bai‧o‧tik, -bi‧o‧tik

Noun

probiotik (Jawi spelling ڤروبيوتيک, plural probiotik-probiotik or probiotik²)

1. (bacteriology) A probiotic; a food or dietary supplement, such as a yogurt, containing live bacteria for therapeutic reasons.

Further reading

• "probiotik" in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu (PRPM) [Malay Literary Reference Centre (PRPM)] (in Malay), Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017