kantong empedu

Indonesian

Etymology

Compound of kantong (“pocket”) +‎ empedu (“bile”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkantɔŋ əmpəˈdu/

Noun

kantong empedu (plural kantong-kantong empedu, first-person possessive kantong empeduku, second-person possessive kantong empedumu, third-person possessive kantong empedunya)

1. (anatomy) gallbladder.

Synonyms

• pundi hempedu (Standard Malay)

Further reading

• “kantong empedu” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.