alergi

From Dutch allergie, from German Allergie. Coined by Austrian pediatrician Clemens von Pirquet in 1906 from Ancient Greek ἄλλος (állos, “other”) + ἔργον (érgon, “work, activity”), on the model of Energie.

• IPA^(key): [ˈalɛr.ɡi]
• Hyphenation: alèr‧gi

alèrgi (first-person possessive alergiku, second-person possessive alergimu, third-person possessive alerginya)

1. (medicine) allergy, a disorder of the immune system causing adverse reactions to substances (allergens) not harmful to most and marked by the body's production of histamines and associated with atopy, anaphylaxis, and asthma.

• “alergi” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Language Development and Fostering Agency — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.

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1. (rare, other than Indonesia) allergy

   Synonym: alahan

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