kongesti

Indonesian

Etymology

From Dutch congestie, from French congestion, from Latin congestĭō (“heap, accumulation”), from congerō (“to bring together, accumulate, heap up”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [kɔnˈɡɛst̪i]
• Hyphenation: kon‧gès‧ti

Noun

kongesti (first-person possessive kongestiku, second-person possessive kongestimu, third-person possessive kongestinya)

1. congestion:
   1. the hindrance or blockage of the passage of something, for example a fluid, mixture, traffic, people, etc. (due to an excess of this or due to a partial or complete obstruction), resulting in overfilling or overcrowding.
   2. an accumulation or buildup, the act of gathering into a heap or mass.

      Synonym: penimbunan

   3. (medicine) blocking up of the capillary and other blood vessels, etc., in any locality or organ (often producing other morbid symptoms); local hypermic, active or passive.
   4. (medicine) an excess of mucus or fluid in the respiratory system; congestion of the lungs, or nasal congestion.

Further reading

• “kongesti” 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.