dokter bedah

Indonesian

Etymology

Compound of dokter (“doctor”) +‎ bedah (“surgery”, literally “torn, broken”), calque of Dutch wondarts (“surgeon”, literally “wound doctor”). Compare to Japanese 執刀医(しっとうい) (shittōi, “surgeon”, literally “operator + physician”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈdɔktər bəˈdah/

Noun

dokter bedah (plural dokter-dokter bedah)

  1. surgeon

Hypernyms

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