dokter jawa

Indonesian

Etymology

Compound of dokter (“doctor, physician”) +‎ Jawa.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈdɔk̚tər ˈd͡ʒawa]

Noun

dokter jawa (first-person possessive dokter jawaku, second-person possessive dokter jawamu, third-person possessive dokter jawanya)

1. (historical) medicine-educated native.

Further reading

• “dokter jawa” 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.