persalinan

Indonesian

Etymology

From salin +‎ per- -an.

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Indonesian) IPA(key): /pərsaˈlinan/ [pər.saˈli.nan]
  • Rhymes: -inan
  • Syllabification: per‧sa‧li‧nan

Noun

pêrsalinan (plural persalinan-persalinan)

  1. (colloquial) delivery, childbirth, parturition
    Synonyms: kelahiran anak, (technical) parturisi, (technical) partus
  2. (obstetrics) labor, labour: the process of expulsion of the fetus and the placenta from the uterus.
  3. (obsolete) set of clothes

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