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higiene.

hygiene:

7 characters3 syllables approx.Bahasa Indonesia language

Meaning & usage

noun/hiɡiˈenə/Standard-Indonesian[hi.ɡiˈe.nə]Standard-Indonesian
  1. hygiene: the science of health, its promotion and preservation

  2. hygiene: those conditions and practices that promote and preserve health

  3. hygiene: cleanliness

Where this word comes from

Borrowed from Dutch hygiëne (“hygiene”), from French hygiène, from Ancient Greek ὑγιεινή (τέχνη) (hugieinḗ (tékhnē), literally “art of health”), from ὑγιεινός (hugieinós, “of health, good for the health, wholesome, sound, healthy”), from ὑγιής (hugiḗs, “healthy, sound”).

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