falsafah

Indonesian

Etymology

From Malay falsafah, from Classical Malay falsafah, from Arabic فَلْسَفَات (falsafāt), فَلْسَفَة (falsafa), either constructed based on فَيْلَسُوف (faylasūf, “philosopher”), or based directly on Ancient Greek φιλοσοφία (philosophía), compounded from φίλος (phílos, “beloved”) +‎ σοφία (sophía, “wisdom”). Doublet of filosofi and filsafat.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [falˈsa.fah]
• Rhymes: -fah, -ah, -h
• Hyphenation: fal‧sa‧fah

Noun

falsafah (first-person possessive falsafahku, second-person possessive falsafahmu, third-person possessive falsafahnya)

1. philosophy: a view or outlook regarding fundamental principles underlying some domain.

   Synonyms: filsafat, pandangan hidup

2. ideology, doctrine

Related terms

• filosofi
• filsafat
• filsuf

 

Further reading

• “falsafah” 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

From Arabic فَلْسَفَة (falsafa), either constructed based on فَيْلَسُوف (faylasūf, “philosopher”), or based directly on Ancient Greek φιλοσοφία (philosophía), compounded from φίλος (phílos, “beloved”) +‎ σοφία (sophía, “wisdom”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /falsafah/
• Rhymes: -afah, -fah, -ah

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Noun

falsafah (Jawi spelling فلسفه, plural falsafah-falsafah, informal 1st possessive falsafahku, 2nd possessive falsafahmu, 3rd possessive falsafahnya)

1. philosophy (academic discipline)

Synonyms

• (Indonesia) filsafat