Indonesian

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Etymology

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Compound of penyakit (disease) +‎ gula (sugar), calque of Dutch suikerziekte (diabetes, literally sugar disease).

Noun

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penyakit gula (first-person possessive penyakit gulaku, second-person possessive penyakit gulamu, third-person possessive penyakit gulanya)

  1. (colloquial) diabetes.
    Synonyms: diabetes, diabetes melitus, penyakit kencing manis
    Penyakit gula juga bisa memengaruhi kondisi kulit.Diabetes can influence skin condition.