usus dua belas jari
Indonesian edit
Etymology edit
Compound of usus (“intestine”) + dua belas (“twelve”) + jari (“finger”), calque of Dutch twaalfvingerige darm (“duodenum”, literally “twelve-fingered intestine”).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
usus dua belas jari (first-person possessive usus dua belas jariku, second-person possessive usus dua belas jarimu, third-person possessive usus dua belas jarinya)
Further reading edit
- “usus dua belas jari” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.