api
Pronunciation: /ˈapi/
“api” is an Indonesian word. Its 3 meanings in English:
noun
- an instance of this chemical reaction, especially when intentionally created and maintained in a specific location to a useful end (such as a campfire or a hearth fire).
- the occurrence, often accidental, of fire in a certain place, causing damage and danger
- fire (strength of passion, whether love or hate)
Etymology
Inherited from Malay api, from Proto-Malayic *api, from, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *hapuy, from Proto-Austronesian *Sapuy.
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