spesialis
Indonesian
Etymology
From Dutch specialist, from French spécialiste.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [spɛsiˈalɪs]
- Hyphenation: spè‧si‧a‧lis
Noun
spesialis (plural spesialis-spesialis)
- specialist, expert
- (medicine, healthcare) ellipsis of dokter spesialis (“specialist”)
- (education, medicine) education/training of such dokter spesialis (“specialist”), formerly known as spesialis I
- (education, medicine) title of dokter spesialis (“specialist”)
Alternative forms
- Sp. (post-nominal letter for specialist)
Affixed terms
- berspesialis
Compounds
- spesialis bedah
- spesialis gizi
- spesialis infertilitas
- spesialis jantung
- spesialis kandungan
- spesialis paru
- spesialis radiologi
- spesialis saraf
- spesialis urologi
- spesialis utama
Further reading
- “spesialis” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.