busung lapar
Indonesian
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Compound of busung (“inflated”) + lapar (“hungry”), calque of Dutch hongeroedeem.
Noun
[edit]- (pathology) kwashiorkor: A form of malnutrition, found in children, caused by dietary insufficiency of protein in combination with a high carbohydrate diet.
- Synonyms: busung lapar, hongeroedeem, kurang energi protein, kwasiorkor
Further reading
[edit]- “busung lapar” 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.