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arus.

current:

4 characters2 syllables approx.Bahasa Indonesia language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈa.rʊs/
  1. current: the generally unidirectional movement of a gas or fluid

  2. current: flow, stream: The part of a fluid that moves continuously in a certain direction

  3. current: electric current: the amount of electric charge flowing in each unit of time

  4. flow: movement in people or things characterized with a continuous motion, involving either a non solid mass or a multitude

  5. flow: the movement of a real or figurative fluid

  6. tide: a stream, current or flood

  7. circulation: the extent to which anything circulates or is circulated

Where this word comes from

From Malay arus, from Proto-Malayic *harus, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qaʀus. Semantic loan from Dutch stroom (“electrical current”, literally “flow; small stream”).

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