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Indonesian
Etymology
From Dutch narcotica, plural of narcoticum, from Medieval Latin narcōticum, from Ancient Greek ναρκόω (narkóō, “Ι benumb”), from νάρκη (nárkē, “numbness, torpor”).
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- Hyphenation: nar‧ko‧ti‧ka
Noun
narkotika (first-person possessive narkotikaku, second-person possessive narkotikamu, third-person possessive narkotikanya)
- narcotic: any substance or drug that reduces pain, induces sleep and may alter mood or behaviour; in some contexts, especially in reference to the opiates-and-opioids class, especially in reference to illegal drugs, and often both.
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Norwegian Bokmål
Noun
narkotika n
- indefinite plural of narkotikum
Noun
narkotika m (definite singular narkotikaen, uncountable)
- illegal drugs, narcotics (collectively)
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Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology
Plural of narkotikum.
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Noun
narkotika m (definite singular narkotikaen, uncountable)
- (collective) drugs, narcotics
narkotika n
- (non-standard since 2012) indefinite plural of narkotikum
- (non-standard since 2012) definite plural of narkotikum
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Swedish
Etymology
Originally plural of narkotikum, from Latin narcōticum, from Ancient Greek ναρκωτῐκός (narkōtikós).
Noun
narkotika c (uncountable)
- narcotics, recreational drugs
- Synonym: (colloquial) knark
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