arteri

Basque

Noun

arteri

1. dative indefinite of arte

Indonesian

Etymology

From Dutch arterie, from Latin artēria (“windpipe, artery”), from Ancient Greek ἀρτηρία (artēría).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [arˈte.ri]
• Hyphenation: ar‧té‧ri

Noun

artéri (first-person possessive arteriku, second-person possessive arterimu, third-person possessive arterinya)

1. artery,
   1. (medicine) an efferent blood vessel from the heart, conveying blood away from the heart regardless of oxygenation status; see pulmonary artery.

      Synonym: nadi

   2. (transport, communication, figurative) a major transit corridor.

Further reading

• “arteri” 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.