kencing manis

Indonesian

Etymology

Compound kencing (“to urinate”) and manis (“sweet”), from Malay kencing manis, from Chinese 糖尿 (“diabetes mellitus”, literally “glycosuria”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [kənˈt͡ʃɪŋ ˈmanɪs]

Noun

kencing manis (plural kencing-kencing manis)

1. diabetes mellitus

   Synonyms: diabetes melitus, penyakit gula

Malay

Etymology

From kencing (“to urinate”) and manis (“sweet”).

Noun

kencing manis (Jawi spelling کنچيڠ مانيس, plural kencing-kencing manis, informal 1st possessive kencing manisku, 2nd possessive kencing manismu, 3rd possessive kencing manisnya)

1. diabetes mellitus