dokter jiwa

Indonesian

Etymology

From dokter (“doctor”) +‎ jiwa (“soul, mind”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈdɔktər ˈjiwa/

Noun

dokter jiwa (first-person possessive dokter jiwaku, second-person possessive dokter jiwamu, third-person possessive dokter jiwanya)

1. psychiatrist.

   Synonym: psikiater

Hypernyms

• dokter

Further reading

• “dokter jiwa” 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.