Indonesian

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Etymology

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sehat (healthy) +‎ ke- -an, from Malay kesihatan. The sense a state of balance is a semantic loan from English health.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [kəsɛˈhatan]
  • Hyphenation: ke‧se‧hat‧an

Noun

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kêsèhatan (first-person possessive kesehatanku, second-person possessive kesehatanmu, third-person possessive kesehatannya)

  1. health
    1. The state of being free from physical or psychological disease, illness, or malfunction; wellness.
    2. A state of well-being or balance, often physical but sometimes also mental and social; the overall level of function of an organism from the cellular (micro) level to the social (macro) level.
      Kesehatan finansial.
      Financial health.

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