keremi

Indonesian

Etymology

From Sanskrit कृमि (kṛmi, “worm”), from Proto-Indo-Aryan *kŕ̥miṣ, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *kŕ̥miš, from Proto-Indo-European *kʷŕ̥mis (“worm”). Doublet of kirmizi.

Noun

keremi (first-person possessive keremiku, second-person possessive keremimu, third-person possessive kereminya)

1. pinworm

Further reading

• “keremi” 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.