pasien

Indonesian

Etymology

From Dutch patiënt (compare Afrikaans pasiënt, Papiamentu pashènt), from Middle French patient, from Old French pacient, from Latin patiens, present participle of pati (“to suffer, endure”); akin to Greek πάσχειν (páskhein, “to suffer”); see pathos.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [paˈsiɛn]
• Rhymes: -ɛn, -n
• Hyphenation: pa‧si‧èn

Noun

pasièn (plural pasien-pasien, first-person possessive pasienku, second-person possessive pasienmu, third-person possessive pasiennya)

1. (healthcare, formal) patient, a person or animal who receives treatment from a doctor or other medically educated person.

Synonyms

• penderita
• pesakit (Standard Malay)

Hyponyms

• pasien ambulatori
• pasien dalam
• pasien jalan
• pasien luar
• pasien nol
• pasien opname
• pasien rawat inap
• pasien rawat jalan

 

Derived terms

• berpasien

 

Further reading

• “pasien” 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.