ekskresi

Indonesian

Etymology

Internationalism, borrowed from Dutch excretie, from Middle French excrétion, from Late Latin excretio, excretionis, from Latin excerno.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɛksˈkrɛsi/
• Rhymes: -si, -i
• Hyphenation: èks‧krè‧si

Noun

èkskrèsi (plural ekskresi-ekskresi, first-person possessive ekskresiku, second-person possessive ekskresimu, third-person possessive ekskresinya)

1. (physiology) excretion: The process of removing or ejecting material that has no further utility, especially from the body; the act of excreting.

Synonyms

• perkumuhan (Standard Malay)

Derived terms

• ekskresi uriner

 

Further reading

• “ekskresi” 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.