kencing manis
Indonesian
editEtymology
editCompound kencing (“to urinate”) and manis (“sweet”), from Malay kencing manis, from Chinese 糖尿 (“diabetes mellitus”, literally “glycosuria”).
Pronunciation
editNoun
editkencing manis (first-person possessive kencing manisku, second-person possessive kencing manismu, third-person possessive kencing manisnya)
- diabetes mellitus
- Synonyms: diabetes melitus, penyakit gula
Malay
editEtymology
editFrom kencing (“to urinate”) and manis (“sweet”).
Noun
editkencing manis (Jawi spelling کنچيڠ مانيس, plural kencing-kencing manis, informal 1st possessive kencing manisku, 2nd possessive kencing manismu, 3rd possessive kencing manisnya)