nierbeken

Indonesian

Etymology

Borrowed from Dutch nierbekken (“renal pelvis”), nier (“kidney”) +‎ bekken (“basin”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /nir.bɛkən/
  • Hyphenation: nier‧be‧ken

Noun

nierbeken (plural nierbeken-nierbeken)

  1. (medicine, surgery, colloquial) kidney dish, emesis basin: a shallow basin with a kidney-shaped base and sloping walls used in medical and surgical wards to receive soiled dressings and other medical wast
    Synonym: bengkok
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