hongeroedeem

Dutch

Etymology

Compound of honger +‎ oedeem.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɦɔ.ŋər.øːˌdeːm/

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• Hyphenation: hon‧ger‧oe‧deem

Noun

hongeroedeem n (plural hongeroedemen)

1. hunger oedema

Descendants

• → Indonesian: hongeroedeem

Indonesian

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from Dutch hongeroedeem.

Noun

hongeroedeem (first-person possessive hongeroedeemku, second-person possessive hongeroedeemmu, third-person possessive hongeroedeemnya)

1. (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

Alternative forms

• HO (initialism)

Further reading

• “hongeroedeem” 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.