kapilari

Malay

Alternative forms

• kapileri (obsolete)
• kapiler (Indonesia)

Etymology

Borrowed from English capillary, from Latin capillāris (“pertaining to the hair”), from capillus (“the hair, properly of the head”), from caput (“head”).

Noun

kapilari (Jawi spelling کاڤيلاري, plural kapilari-kapilari, informal 1st possessive kapilariku, 2nd possessive kapilarimu, 3rd possessive kapilarinya)

1. capillary

   Synonym: rerambut

   • 2018 April 7, Siti Nur Mas Erah Amran, “Tambahan prasarana kesihatan ditambah [Additional healthcare infrastructure added]”, in Berita Harian‎^[1]:

     Antara rawatan yang disediakan adalah penyakit demam, batuk, selesema selain prosedur rawatan cucian luka, ujian makmal ringkas seperti ujian glukos darah kapilari dan ujian air kencing menggunakan 'urine dipstick'.

     Among the treatments provided are for ailments such as fever, cough, and cold, in addition to wound cleansing procedures, simple laboratory tests like capillary blood glucose testing, and urine testing using 'urine dipstick'.

   • 2022 November 15, Redzuan Muharam, “Pesakit tumor kapilari meninggal dunia [Capillary tumor patient passes away]”, in Harian Metro‎^[2]:

     Kuala Krai: Pesakit tumor kapilari, Ismail Berahim meninggal dunia di Hospital Sultan Ismail Petra, di sini, malam tadi selepas lebih dua tahun menderita.

     Kuala Krai: Capillary tumor patient, Ismail Berahim, passed away at Sultan Ismail Petra Hospital here last night after suffering for more than two years.

Further reading

• “kapilari” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.

Swahili

Etymology

Borrowed from English capillary.

Pronunciation

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Noun

kapilari (n class, plural kapilari)

1. capillary