pembuluh darah

Indonesian

Etymology

Compound of pembuluh (“vessel”) +‎ darah (“blood”), calque of Dutch bloedvat (“blood vessel”). The sense in anatomy was coined by Komisi Istilah to translate English vein.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [pəmˈbulʊh ˈdarah]

Noun

pembuluh darah (first-person possessive pembuluh darahku, second-person possessive pembuluh darahmu, third-person possessive pembuluh darahnya)

1. (obsolete) vein
2. (anatomy) blood vessel: a component of the circulatory system, such as an artery, capillary, or vein, that carries blood.

   Hyponyms: aorta, arteri, kapiler, vena

Further reading

• “pembuluh darah” 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.