kaku mayat

Indonesian

Etymology

Compound of kaku (“stiff”) +‎ mayat (“corpse”), calque of Dutch lijkstijfheid (“rigor mortis”, literally “corpse stiffness”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈka.ku ˈma.jat/

Noun

kaku mayat (first-person possessive kaku mayatku, second-person possessive kaku mayatmu, third-person possessive kaku mayatnya)

1. (forensics, pathology) rigor mortis: temporary stiffness of a body's muscles and joints following death.

Synonyms

• rigor mortis
• kekejuran mayat (Standard Malay)

Further reading

• “kaku mayat” 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.