bludrek
Betawi
Etymology
Borrowed from Dutch bloeddruk (“blood pressure”).
Noun
bludrek
Further reading
- Chaer, A. (2009) [1976], “bludrek”, in Kamus dialek Jakarta [Dictionary of the Jakarta dialect], revised edition (in Indonesian), Depok: Masup Jakarta, →ISBN, page 97
Indonesian
Etymology
From Dutch bloeddruk (“blood pressure”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈblʊdrək]
- Hyphenation: blud‧rêk
Noun
bludrêk (plural bludrek-bludrek)
- (colloquial) blood pressure
- Synonyms: tekanan darah, tensi
- (colloquial) hypertension with headache
Further reading
- “bludrek”, in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia [Great Dictionary of the Indonesian Language] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016
Peranakan Indonesian
Etymology
Borrowed from Dutch bloeddruk (“blood pressure”).
Noun
bludrek