intubasi

Indonesian

Etymology

Internationalism, borrowed from Dutch intubatie (“intubation”).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /intuˈbasi/ [in.t̪uˈba.si]
• Rhymes: -asi
• Syllabification: in‧tu‧ba‧si

Noun

intubasi (plural intubasi-intubasi)

1. (medicine) intubation: the introduction of a tube into an organ to keep it open, as into the larynx in cases of croup.

Further reading

• “intubasi” 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.