ensiklopedi

Indonesian

Etymology

From Dutch encyclopedie, from French encyclopédie, from New Latin encyclopaedia (“general education”), from a univerbated form of Koine Greek ἐγκύκλιος παιδείᾱ (enkúklios paideíā, “education in the circle of arts and sciences”), from ἐγκύκλιος (enkúklios, “circular”) + παιδείᾱ (paideíā, “child-rearing, education”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɛnsikloˈpɛdi/
• Rhymes: -di, -i
• Hyphenation: èn‧sik‧lo‧pè‧di

Noun

ènsiklopèdi (plural ensiklopedi-ensiklopedi, first-person possessive ensiklopediku, second-person possessive ensiklopedimu, third-person possessive ensiklopedinya)

1. alternative spelling of énsiklopédia (“encyclopedia”)

Further reading

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