kejang

Indonesian

Etymology

From Malay kejang (“cramp”), from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kəzəŋ (“stiff”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [kəˈd͡ʒaŋ]
• Hyphenation: kê‧jang

Noun

kejang (first-person possessive kejangku, second-person possessive kejangmu, third-person possessive kejangnya)

1. cramp

   Synonym: kram

2. (medicine) convulsion, seizure.

   Synonyms: konvulsi, sawan, setip, step

Derived terms

• berkejang
• berkejang-kejang
• kekejangan
• mengejang
• mengejangkan

 

• kejang demam
• kejang laring
• kejang mulut
• kejang pedet
• kejang urat

 

Further reading

• “kejang” 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.