dokter

See also: Dokter and dökter

Afrikaans

Etymology

From Dutch dokter, from doctor, from Middle Dutch doctoor, from Latin doctor.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈdɔk.tər/

Noun

dokter (plural dokters, diminutive doktertjie)

1. medical doctor, physician

Derived terms

• snydokter

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Dutch

Etymology

From doctor, assimilated to Dutch phonetics through common use, from Middle Dutch doctoor, from Latin doctor.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈdɔk.tər/

• Audio:

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• Hyphenation: dok‧ter

Noun

dokter m (plural dokters or doktoren, diminutive doktertje n)

1. doctor (physician, medical doctor)

Synonyms

• arts
• geneesheer, geneesvrouw

Derived terms

• dokterspraktijk
• dokterstas
• stadsdokter
• toverdokter
• wonderdokter

Descendants

• Afrikaans: dokter
• → Indonesian: dokter

See also

• doctor

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Indonesian

Etymology

Borrowed from Dutch dokter (“doctor (physician, medical doctor)”), from doctor, from Middle Dutch doctoor, from Latin doctor (“teacher, instructor”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈdɔktər/
• Hyphenation: dok‧têr

Noun

doktêr (first-person possessive dokterku, second-person possessive doktermu, third-person possessive dokternya)

1. doctor, a physician; a member of the medical profession; one who is trained and licensed to heal the sick or injured.

Derived terms

• dokter anak
• dokter bedah
• dokter forensik
• dokter gigi
• dokter hewan
• dokter jaga
• dokter jawa
• dokter jiwa
• dokter keluarga
• dokter mata
• dokter praktik umum
• dokter pribadi
• dokter spesialis
• dokter umum
• kedokteran

 

Related terms

• doktor
• doktoranda
• doktorandus

Further reading

• “dokter” 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.