jalan napas

Indonesian

Alternative forms

• jalan nafas (nonstandard)

Etymology

Compound of jalan (“way”) +‎ napas (“breath”), calque of Dutch luchtwegen (“airway”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /dʒa.lan ˈna.pas/

Noun

jalan napas (first-person possessive jalan napasku, second-person possessive jalan napasmu, third-person possessive jalan napasnya)

1. (anatomy) airway.

Further reading

• “jalan napas” 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.