dokter

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See also: Dokter and dökter

Afrikaans

Etymology

From Dutch dokter, from doctor, from Middle Dutch doctoor, from Latin doctor.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈdɔk.tər/
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Noun

dokter (plural dokters, diminutive doktertjie)

  1. medical doctor, physician
    Synonym: arts

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Dutch

Etymology

From doctor, assimilated to Dutch phonetics through common use, from Middle Dutch doctoor, from Latin doctor.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈdɔk.tər/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Hyphenation: dok‧ter

Noun

dokter m (plural dokters or doktoren, diminutive doktertje n, feminine doktores)

  1. doctor (physician, medical doctor)

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Indonesian

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Dokter

Etymology

Borrowed from Dutch dokter (doctor (physician, medical doctor)), from doctor, from Middle Dutch doctoor, from Latin doctor (teacher, instructor). Doublet of doktor.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈdɔktər/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Hyphenation: dok‧têr

Noun

doktêr (plural dokter-dokter, para dokter, first-person possessive dokterku, second-person possessive doktermu, third-person possessive dokternya)

  1. doctor, a physician; a member of the medical profession; one who is trained and licensed to heal the sick or injured.

Alternative forms

  • doktor (Brunei, Malaysia, Singapore)

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Further reading

Ternate

Dokter.

Etymology

Borrowed from Indonesian dokter, from Dutch dokter, from doctor, from Middle Dutch doctoor, from Latin doctor (teacher).

Pronunciation

Noun

dokter

  1. doctor, physician

References

  • Rika Hayami-Allen (2001) A descriptive study of the language of Ternate, the northern Moluccas, Indonesia, University of Pittsburgh, page 29