cacar monyet

Malay

Etymology

Calque of English monkeypox.

Noun

cacar monyet (Jawi spelling چاچر موڽيت, informal 1st possessive cacar monyetku, 2nd possessive cacar monyetmu, 3rd possessive cacar monyetnya)

1. (pathology) monkeypox
   • 2018 September 12, “Britain laporkan dua kes jangkitan penyakit cacar monyet [Britain reports two cases of monkeypox infection]”, in Astro Awani‎^[1]:

     Meskipun cacar monyet tidak seteruk cacar biasa dan boleh dirawat dalam tempoh beberapa minggu, ia boleh membawa maut dalam kes-kes tertentu.

     Although monkeypox is not as severe as common chickenpox and can be treated within a few weeks, it can be fatal in certain cases.

Further reading

• “cacar monyet” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.