paru-paru basah

Indonesian

Etymology

Compound of paru-paru (“lung”) +‎ basah (“wet”).

Noun

paru-paru basah (uncountable)

1. (pathology, colloquial) pneumonia

   Synonym: pneumonia

Further reading

• “paru-paru basah” 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.