faedah

Indonesian

Etymology

From Malay faedah, from Arabic فَائِدَة (fāʔida, “usefulness, advantage”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈfaɛ̯.dah/
• Rhymes: -dah, -ah, -h
• Hyphenation: faè‧dah

Noun

faèdah (first-person possessive faedahku, second-person possessive faedahmu, third-person possessive faedahnya)

1. use, benefit, advantage, profit

   Synonyms: manfaat, keuntungan, guna

2. profit

   Synonyms: laba, untung

Derived terms

• berfaedah
• kefaedahan
• memfaedahkan

 

Further reading

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

Malay

Etymology

From Arabic فَائِدَة (fāʔida, “usefulness, advantage”).

Noun

faédah (plural faedah-faedah, informal 1st possessive faedahku, 2nd possessive faedahmu, 3rd possessive faedahnya)

1. use, benefit, advantage, profit

   Synonyms: manfaat, keuntungan, guna

2. (finance) interest

Derived terms

• berfaedah

Descendants

• Indonesian: faedah