cacar air

Indonesian

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈt͡ʃat͡ʃar ˈaʔɪr]

Noun

cacar air (first-person possessive cacar airku, second-person possessive cacar airmu, third-person possessive cacar airnya)

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

Further reading

• “cacar air” 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.