kepekaan

Indonesian

Etymology

Affixation of peka +‎ ke- -an.

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Indonesian) IPA(key): /kəpeˈkaan/ [kə.peˈka.(ʔ)an]
  • Rhymes: -aan
  • Syllabification: ke‧pe‧ka‧an

Noun

kepekaan (uncountable)

  1. sensitivity
  2. sensitiveness
  3. (biology, medicine, pharmacology) susceptibility (being vulnerable to a treatment (usually an antibiotic or antifungal); also, the degree of such vulnerability (i.e., weak, moderate, or strong).)
    Synonym: kerentanan (Malay)

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