barah

• IPA^(key): /ˈba.rah/
• Rhymes: -rah, -ah, -h
• Hyphenation: ba‧rah

Inherited from Malay barah, from Proto-Malayic [Term?], from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *baʀəq, from Proto-Austronesian *baʀəq (“abscess, boil, swelling on the body”).

barah (plural barah-barah, first-person possessive barahku, second-person possessive barahmu, third-person possessive barahnya)

1. tumor

   Synonym: tumor

2. abscess

   Synonyms: abses, bisul

Borrowed from Acehnese [Term?].

barah (plural barah-barah, first-person possessive barahku, second-person possessive barahmu, third-person possessive barahnya)

1. shell throwing game

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

From Proto-Malayic [Term?], from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *baʀəq, from Proto-Austronesian *baʀəq (“abscess, boil, swelling on the body”).

barah (Jawi spelling باره‎, plural barah-barah, informal 1st possessive barahku, 2nd possessive barahmu, 3rd possessive barahnya)

1. (esp. Malaysia, Singapore, Brunei) cancer

   Synonyms: kanser, kanker

   • 2020 November 22, Nooratini Haji Abas, “Penyakit kardiovaskular semakin meningkat dalam golongan muda”, in Pelita Brunei:

     Penyakit kardiovaskular di Negara Brunei Darussalam kekal sebagai penyebab kedua tertinggi selepas barah, di mana ia menyumbang hampir 25 peratus kematian pada tahun 2018.

     Cardiovascular disease in Brunei Darussalam remains the second highest cause (of death) after cancer, where it accounted for nearly 25 percent of deaths in 2018.

   • 2023 January 18, Farid Hamzah, “Pusat barah bersepadu baru di Hospital Mount Alvernia”, in Berita Harian (Singapore):

     Sebuah pusat barah bersepadu baru, yang dijangka dapat menyediakan rawatan bagi sekitar 1,800 pesakit setahun pada masa akan datang, telah dilancarkan di Hospital Mount Alvernia.

     A new integrated cancer centre, which is expected to provide treatment for around 1,800 patients a year in the future, has been launched at Mount Alvernia Hospital.

2. abscess

   Synonyms: abses, kebengkakan

• Indonesian: barah

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