batuk kering

Compound of batuk (“cough”) +‎ kering (“dry”).

• IPA^(key): [ˈbatʊk̚ kəˈrɪŋ]

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

1. dry cough

   Synonym: loksun

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 Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value).

• “batuk kering” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Language Development and Fostering Agency — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.

From batuk (“cough”) +‎ kering (“dry”).

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

The word is part of false friends between Standard Malay and Indonesian due to shared etymology. The Indonesian usage can be seen in Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value).

• “batuk kering” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.