kejang

Indonesian

Etymology

From Malay kejang (“cramp”), from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kəzəŋ (“stiff”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [kəˈd͡ʒaŋ]
Hyphenation: kê‧jang

Noun

kejang (first-person possessive kejangku, second-person possessive kejangmu, third-person possessive kejangnya)

cramp
Synonym: kram
(medicine) convulsion, seizure.
Synonyms: konvulsi, sawan, setip, step

Derived terms

berkejang
berkejang-kejang
kekejangan
mengejang
mengejangkan

kejang demam
kejang laring
kejang mulut
kejang pedet
kejang urat

Further reading

“kejang” 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.

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