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Indonesian
Etymology
Affixed cerna + peng- -an. Cognate of Malay ڤنچرناءن (pencernaan).
Pronunciation
Noun
pêncêrnaan
- digestion (the process, in the gastrointestinal tract, by which food is converted into substances that can be used by the body)
- digestion (the ability to use this process)
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Further reading
- “pencernaan” 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.
- Hadyana Pudjaatmaka, Susilowati (1987) Kamus Kimia: Biokimia [Dictionary of Chemistry: Biochemistry] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Departemen Pendidikan dan Kebudayaan, →ISBN, page 50: “-cerna, pencernaan”