varisela

Indonesian

Etymology

Learned borrowing from New Latin varicella, diminutive of variola (“pox”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [variˈsela]
• Hyphenation: va‧ri‧sé‧la

Noun

variséla (uncountable)

1. (pathology) varicella, chicken pox: a common childhood disease caused by the varicella zoster virus (VZV), Human alphaherpesvirus 3 (HHV-3).

   Synonyms: cacar air, cacar jeluntang

Further reading

• “varisela” 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.