fasad

Indonesian

Etymology 1

From French façade, from Italian facciata, a derivation of faccia (“front”), from Latin facies (“face”). Doublet of fasade.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈfasat̪]
• Hyphenation: fa‧sad

Noun

fasad (first-person possessive fasadku, second-person possessive fasadmu, third-person possessive fasadnya)

1. (architecture) facade, the face of a building, especially the front view or elevation.

   Synonym: muka bangunan

Alternative forms

• fasade
• vasad

Etymology 2

From Malay fasad, from Arabic فَسَاد‎ (fasād).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈfasat̪]
• Hyphenation: fa‧sad

Noun

fasad (first-person possessive fasadku, second-person possessive fasadmu, third-person possessive fasadnya)

1. havoc

   Synonyms: kerusakan, kebinasaan

Further reading

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

Maltese

Root
f-s-d (bleeding)
1 term

Etymology

From Arabic فَصَدَ‎ (faṣada).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈfa.sat/

Verb

fasad (imperfect jofsod, past participle mifsud)

1. to make bleed, e.g. by bloodletting
2. to make trickle, e.g. liquid from a tree or tank
3. (figurative) to cause someone distress or anger

Conjugation

Conjugation of fasad
		singular				plural
		1st person	2nd person	3rd person		1st person	2nd person	3rd person
perfect	m	fsadt	fsadt	fasad		fsadna	fsadtu	fasdu
	f			fasdet
imperfect	m	nofsod	tofsod	jofsod		nofsdu	tofsdu	jofsdu
	f			tofsod
imperative			ofsod				ofsdu