ketombe

Indonesian

Etymology

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Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kəˈtɔmbe/
• Hyphenation: kê‧tom‧bé

Noun

kêtombé (uncountable)

1. (dermatology) dandruff: Scaly white dead skin flakes from the human scalp; Pityriasis capitis.

   Synonyms: kelemumur, kelemur

Derived terms

• berketombe

 

• ketombe basah
• ketombe kering

 

Further reading

• “ketombe” 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.