kedokteran jiwa

Indonesian

Etymology

Compound of kedokteran (“medicine”) +‎ jiwa (“soul”), calque from Japanese 精神医学(せいしんいがく) (seishin'igaku, “psychiatry”, literally “mind medicine”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kə.dɔk.ˈtər.an ˈd͡ʒi.wa/

Noun

kedokteran jiwa (plural kedokteran-kedokteran jiwa)

  1. (medicine) psychiatry
    Synonym: psikiatri

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