dairia

Hiri Motu

Etymology

Either borrowed from Tok Pisin dairia (which derives from English diarrhea) or borrowed directly from diarrhea.

Noun

dairia

  1. diarrhea
    • 2023, anonymous author, Peroveta Hereva 3. Gorere Idauidau‎[1]:
      Gorere idauidau hegeregere nimonia, dairia, AIDS, TB, bona malaria ese taunimanima momo ia hamasea.
      Lower respiratory infections (such as pneumonia), diarrheal diseases, HIV/​AIDS, tuberculosis, and malaria are among the most destructive diseases that afflict mankind.

Tok Pisin

Etymology

From English diarrhea.

Noun

dairia

  1. diarrhea
    • 2023, Konrad Radomyski, Anonymous, Circumlocution in Tok Pisin‎[2]:
      Malnutrisen em i wanpela sik we i wok long hait na kilim ol pikinini wantaim ol narapela bikpela sik olsem malaria, dairia o pekpek wara na numonia.
      Malnutrition is one of the sicknesses that is silently killing children with other major sicknesses such as malaria, dysentery or diarrhea and pneumonia.

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