kwasiorkor

Indonesian

Etymology

Internationalism, borrowed from Dutch kwashiorkor, from English kwashiorkor, from Ga kwašiɔkɔ, kwàṣìɔkɔ́ (“the sickness the older child gets when the next baby is born”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kwasiˈɔrkɔr/
• Rhymes: -kɔr, -ɔr, -r
• Hyphenation: kwa‧si‧or‧kor

Noun

kwasiorkor (plural kwasiorkor-kwasiorkor, first-person possessive kwasiorkorku, second-person possessive kwasiorkormu, third-person possessive kwasiorkornya)

1. (pathology, pediatrics) kwashiorkor: A form of malnutrition, found in children, caused by dietary insufficiency of protein in combination with a high-carbohydrate diet.

Alternative forms

• kwasyiorkor (Standard Malay)

Synonyms

• busung lapar

Derived terms

• kwasiorkor marasmik

 

Further reading

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