dokter anak

Indonesian

Etymology

Compound of dokter (“doctor”) +‎ anak (“child”), calque of Dutch kinderarts (“pediatrician”, literally “child's doctor”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈdɔktər ˈanak/

Noun

dokter anak (first-person possessive dokter anakku, second-person possessive dokter anakmu, third-person possessive dokter anaknya)

1. pediatrician (US), paediatrician (UK, Aus, NZ).

Hypernyms

• dokter

Further reading

• “dokter anak” 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.