usus kosong

Indonesian

Etymology

Compound of usus +‎ kosong. Compare to Dutch nuchtere darm and Japanese 空腸(くうちょ) (kūcho).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈusʊs ˈkosɔŋ]

Noun

usus kosong (first-person possessive usus kosongku, second-person possessive usus kosongmu, third-person possessive usus kosongnya)

1. jejunum: the central of the three divisions of the small intestine which lies between the duodenum and the ileum.

   Synonym: jejunum

Further reading

• “usus kosong” 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.