paliatif

Indonesian

Etymology

Borrowed from Dutch palliatief, from English palliative, from Middle French palliatif, from New Latin *palliātīvus, from Medieval Latin palliō (“to cloak”), from Latin pallium (“a cloak”).

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Indonesian) IPA(key): /paliˈatif/ [pa.liˈa.t̪ɪf]
  • Rhymes: -atif
  • Syllabification: pa‧li‧a‧tif

Adjective

paliatif (comparative lebih paliatif, superlative paling paliatif)

  1. (medicine) palliative: minimising the progression of a disease and relieving undesirable symptoms for as long as possible, rather than attempting to cure the (usually incurable) disease

Noun

paliatif (plural paliatif-paliatif)

  1. (medicine) palliative: something that palliates, particularly a palliative medicine

Further reading

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