paralisis

Indonesian

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin paralysis (“paralysis, palsy”), from Ancient Greek παράλυσις (parálusis, “palsy”).

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Indonesian) IPA(key): /paraˈlisis/ [pa.raˈli.sɪs]
  • Rhymes: -isis
  • Syllabification: pa‧ra‧li‧sis

Noun

paralisis (plural paralisis-paralisis)

  1. paralysis
    2. (pathology) the complete loss of voluntary control of part of a person's body, such as one or more limbs.
    3. a state of being unable to act.

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