dokter bedah

Indonesian

Etymology

Compound of dokter (“doctor”) +‎ bedah (“surgery”, literally “torn, broken”), calque of Dutch wondarts (“surgeon”, literally “wound doctor”). Compare to Japanese 執刀医(しっとうい) (shittōi, “surgeon”, literally “operator + physician”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈdɔktər bəˈdah/

Noun

dokter bedah (first-person possessive dokter bedahku, second-person possessive dokter bedahmu, third-person possessive dokter bedahnya)

  1. surgeon.

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