ekstremitas

Indonesian

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin extrēmitās. Doublet of ekstermitas.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /ɛkstreˈmitas/ [ɛks.t̪reˈmi.t̪as]
• Rhymes: -itas
• Syllabification: eks‧tre‧mi‧tas

Noun

ekstremitas (plural ekstremitas-ekstremitas)

1. extremity
   1. (literal) the most extreme or furthest point of something.
   2. (anatomy) a hand or foot
   3. (anatomy) a limb (“major appendage of a human or animal such as an arm, leg, or wing”).
   4. an extreme measure.

      Synonym: keekstreman

Derived terms

• ekstremitas superior

Related terms

• ekstrem

Further reading

• “ekstremitas”, in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia [Great Dictionary of the Indonesian Language] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016