sendi peluru

Indonesian

Etymology

Compound of sendi (joint) + peluru (projectile), calque of Dutch kogelgewricht (ball-and-socket joint, literally projectile joint).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /sənˈdi pəˈluru/

Noun

sendi peluru (plural sendi-sendi peluru, first-person possessive sendi peluruku, second-person possessive sendi pelurumu, third-person possessive sendi pelurunya)

  1. (anatomy) ball-and-socket joint: A joint in which one segment has a rounded end and the next segment has a bowl-shaped end, with the rounded end being fitted into the bowl shape, allowing the first segment to move around an indefinite number of axes which have one common center.
    Synonym: sendi lesung (Standard Malay)
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