alergi

Indonesian

Etymology

From Dutch allergie, from German Allergie. Coined by Austrian pediatrician Clemens von Pirquet in 1906 from Ancient Greek ἄλλος (állos, “other”) + ἔργον (érgon, “work, activity”), on the model of Energie.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈalɛr.ɡi]
• Hyphenation: alèr‧gi

Noun

alèrgi (first-person possessive alergiku, second-person possessive alergimu, third-person possessive alerginya)

1. (medicine) allergy, a disorder of the immune system causing adverse reactions to substances (allergens) not harmful to most and marked by the body's production of histamines and associated with atopy, anaphylaxis, and asthma.

Related terms

• alergen

 

Further reading

• “alergi” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.

Malay

Etymology

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Noun

alergi (Jawi spelling اليرݢي, plural alergi-alergi, informal 1st possessive alergiku, 2nd possessive alergimu, 3rd possessive alerginya)

1. (rare, other than Indonesia) allergy

   Synonym: alahan

Further reading

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