bata api
Indonesian
Etymology
Compound of bata (“brick”) + api (“fire”).
Noun
bata api (plural bata-bata api)
- firebrick (a brick capable of withstanding high temperatures without deforming)
Further reading
- “bata api”, in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia [Great Dictionary of the Indonesian Language] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016