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Etymology

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Compound of batuk (cough)kering (dry).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [ˈbatʊk̚ kəˈrɪŋ]

Noun

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batuk kering (first-person possessive batuk keringku, second-person possessive batuk keringmu, third-person possessive batuk keringnya)

  1. dry cough
    Synonym: loksun

Usage notes

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The word is part of false friends between Standard Malay and Indonesian due to shared etymology. The Brunei, Malaysia and Singapore usage can be seen in Malay batuk kering.

Further reading

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Malay

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Etymology

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From batuk (cough)kering (dry).

Noun

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batuk kering (Jawi spelling باتوق کريڠ, plural batuk-batuk kering, informal 1st possessive batuk keringku, 2nd possessive batuk keringmu, 3rd possessive batuk keringnya)

  1. tuberculosis
    Synonym: tuberkulosis

Usage notes

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The word is part of false friends between Standard Malay and Indonesian due to shared etymology. The Indonesian usage can be seen in Indonesian batuk kering.

Further reading

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