pengetahuan

Indonesian

Etymology

From Malay pengetahuan, from Classical Malay pengetahuan. Initially analysed as irregular tahu +‎ peng- -an. Since KBBI IV released in 2016, this word 'officially' analysed as ketahu +‎ peng- -an.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [pəŋəˈtahuan]

Noun

pêngêtahuan (first-person possessive pengetahuanku, second-person possessive pengetahuanmu, third-person possessive pengetahuannya)

1. knowledge

   Synonym: ilmu

2. intelligence

   Synonym: kepandaian

Compounds

• pengetahuan deklaratif
• pengetahuan hasil
• pengetahuan kemampuan
• pengetahuan klinis
• pengetahuan tradisional

 

Further reading

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

Malay

Etymology

peng- +‎ tahu +‎ -an.

Noun

pengetahuan (Jawi spelling ڤڠتاهوان, plural pengetahuan-pengetahuan, informal 1st possessive pengetahuanku, 2nd possessive pengetahuanmu, 3rd possessive pengetahuannya)

1. knowledge
2. something known
3. intelligence

Descendants

• Indonesian: pengetahuan

Further reading

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