cacar air

Indonesian

Etymology

Compound of cacar (“pox”) +‎ air (“water”), calque from Chinese 水痘 (“chicken pox”, literally “water + small pox”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈt͡ʃat͡ʃar ˈaʔɪr]

Noun

cacar air (plural cacar-cacar air)

  1. (pathology) varicella, chicken pox: a common childhood disease caused by the varicella zoster virus (VZV), Human alphaherpesvirus 3 (HHV-3)
    Synonyms: cacar jeluntang, varisela

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