perawat

Indonesian

Etymology

Affixed peng- +‎ rawat.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pə.ra.wat/

Noun

perawat

1. nurse
2. (rare) caretaker

Synonyms

• juru rawat, ners, suster
• jururawat (Brunei, Malaysia, Singapore)

Further reading

• “perawat” 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.