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Indonesian
Etymology
From Dutch allergie, from German Allergie. Coined by Austrian pediatrician Clemens von Pirquet in 1906 from Ancient Greek ἄλλος (állos, “other”) + ἔργον (érgon, “work, activity”), on the model of Energie.
Pronunciation
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- Hyphenation: alèr‧gi
Noun
alèrgi (first-person possessive alergiku, second-person possessive alergimu, third-person possessive alerginya)
- (medicine) allergy, a disorder of the immune system causing adverse reactions to substances (allergens) not harmful to most and marked by the body's production of histamines and associated with atopy, anaphylaxis, and asthma.
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Malay
Etymology
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Noun
alergi (Jawi spelling اليرݢي, plural alergi-alergi, informal 1st possessive alergiku, 2nd possessive alergimu, 3rd possessive alerginya)
- (rare, other than Indonesia) allergy
- Synonym: alahan
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