bedah

Indonesian

Etymology

Inherited from Malay bedah (cracked; broken; lanced by a surgeon), from Javanese ꦧꦼꦝꦃ (bedhah, broken through, ripped open; to be overcome by force), from Old Javanese bĕḍah (to break, to burst).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [bəˈd̪ah]
  • Hyphenation: bê‧dah

Noun

bedah (plural bedah-bedah)

  1. (surgery) surgery: a procedure involving major incisions to remove, repair, or replace a part of a body
    Synonyms: operasi, pembedahan
  2. (surgery) ellipsis of ilmu bedah (surgery (specialisation))
  3. (literature, figurative) review: a second or subsequent reading of a text or artifact in an attempt to gain new insights

Derived terms

  • dokter bedah
  • empisema bedah
  • gunting bedah
  • ilmu bedah
  • instrumen bedah
  • jarum bedah
  • kerudung bedah
  • mikroskop bedah
  • nampan bedah
  • perangkat bedah
  • pinset bedah

Adjective

bedah (comparative lebih bedah, superlative paling bedah)

  1. (dialect, Java) torn, broken
    Synonyms: bobol, sobek, robek, rusak
  2. (surgery) surgical
    Synonym: sirurgis

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