obstetri

Indonesian

Etymology

From Dutch obstetrie, from Latin obstetricius (“belonging to a midwife”), from obstētrīx (“midwife”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɔbsˈtɛtri/
• Hyphenation: obs‧tèt‧ri
• Rhymes: -ri, -i

Noun

obstètri (first-person possessive obstetriku, second-person possessive obstetrimu, third-person possessive obstetrinya)

1. (medicine) obstetrics

Alternative forms

• obstetrik (Standard Malay)

Synonyms

• kebidanan

Further reading

• “obstetri” 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.