paliatif

Indonesian

Etymology

Borrowed from Dutch palliatief, from English palliative, from Middle French palliatif, from New Latin *palliātīvus, from Medieval Latin palliō (“to cloak”), from Latin pallium (“a cloak”).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /paliˈatif/ [pa.liˈa.t̪ɪf]
• Rhymes: -atif
• Syllabification: pa‧li‧a‧tif

Adjective

paliatif

1. (medicine) palliative: minimising the progression of a disease and relieving undesirable symptoms for as long as possible, rather than attempting to cure the (usually incurable) disease.

Noun

paliatif (plural paliatif-paliatif)

1. (medicine) palliative: something that palliates, particularly a palliative medicine.

Further reading

• “paliatif” 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.