silsilah

Indonesian

Etymology

From Malay silsilah, silsila, salasilah, from Classical Malay salasilah, silsilah, from Arabic سِلْسِلَة (silsila, “chain, link, connection”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /sɪlˈsilah/
• Hyphenation: sil‧si‧lah

Noun

silsilah (first-person possessive silsilahku, second-person possessive silsilahmu, third-person possessive silsilahnya)

1. genealogical tree; family tree; pedigree.

   Synonym: susur galur

Alternative forms

• salasilah
• silah

 

Further reading

• “silsilah” 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.