perubatan

Malay

Etymology

Affixed ubat +‎ per- -an. Compare to Indonesian perobatan.

Pronunciation

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Noun

perubatan (Jawi spelling ڤراوبتن, plural perubatan-perubatan, informal 1st possessive perubatanku, 2nd possessive perubatanmu, 3rd possessive perubatannya)

1. medicine

Synonyms

• kedokteran (“medicine (field of study; profession)”) (Indonesia)

Descendants

• Indonesian: perobatan (“medicine, treatment: the use of a substance”)

Further reading

• “perubatan” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.