pembalut

Indonesian

Etymology

Affixation of peng- +‎ balut.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pəmˈba.lut/, [pəmˈba.lʊt̪̚]

Noun

pembalut (plural pembalut-pembalut)

1. (medicine) dressing: Material applied to a wound for protection or therapy
2. Ellipsis of pembalut wanita.

Derived terms

• pembalut kain
• pembalut wanita

Further reading

• “pembalut” 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.