demam kuning

Indonesian

Etymology

Compound of demam (“fever”) +‎ kuning (“yellow”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /də.ˈmam ˈku.nɪŋ/

Noun

demam kuning (uncountable)

1. (medicine, pathology) yellow fever: an acute febrile illness of tropical regions, caused by a flavivirus (Yellow fever virus) and spread by certain mosquitoes, characterised by jaundice, black vomit and the absence of urination.

Further reading

• “demam kuning” 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.