kapiler
Indonesian
Etymology
From Dutch capillair, from Latin capillāris (“pertaining to the hair”), from capillus (“the hair, properly of the head”), from caput (“head”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [kaˈpilɛr]
- Hyphenation: ka‧pi‧lèr
- Rhymes: -lɛr, -ɛr, -r
Noun
kapilèr (first-person possessive kapilerku, second-person possessive kapilermu, third-person possessive kapilernya)
- capillary:
- a narrow tube.
- (anatomy) Any of the small blood vessels (from 5 to 10 micrometres/micrometers (μm) in diameter) that connect arteries to veins (They are the smallest blood vessels in the body: they convey blood between the arterioles and venules).
Alternative forms
- کاڤيلاري (kapilari) (Standard Malay)
Related terms
- kapilaritas
Further reading
- “kapiler” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Language Development and Fostering Agency — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.