masuk angin

Indonesian

Etymology

Compound of masuk (“to enter”) +‎ angin (“wind”). Compare to Japanese 風邪引(かぜひ)き (kazehiki, “catching a cold”).

Adjective

masuk angin (not comparable)

  1. (colloquial) feverish, shivery; being under the weather
    Synonym: meriang

Further reading

This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is available under Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 unless otherwise noted. Additional terms may apply for the media files.