kwasiorkor
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Indonesian
Etymology
Internationalism, borrowed from Dutch kwashiorkor, from English kwashiorkor, from Ga kwašiɔkɔ, kwàṣìɔkɔ́ (“the sickness the older child gets when the next baby is born”).[1]
Pronunciation
Noun
kwasiorkor (plural kwasiorkor-kwasiorkor, first-person possessive kwasiorkorku, second-person possessive kwasiorkormu, third-person possessive kwasiorkornya)
- (pathology, pediatrics) kwashiorkor: A form of malnutrition, found in children, caused by dietary insufficiency of protein in combination with a high-carbohydrate diet.
- Synonyms: busung lapar, hongeroedeem, kurang energi protein, kwasiorkor
Alternative forms
- kwasyiorkor (Standard Malay)
Derived terms
References
- ^ Rebecca Tortello, Pieces of the Past, “Dr. Cicely Williams: Jamaica’s Gift to the Field for Maternal and Child Health Care 1893–1992.”. Accessed 2014-10-08.
Further reading
- “kwasiorkor” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.