ensiklopedia
Indonesian
Etymology
Learned borrowing from New Latin encyclopaedia (“general education”), 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): [ensɪkloˈpedia̯]
Audio (file) - Rhymes: -dia̯, -ia̯, -a
- Hyphenation: én‧sik‧lo‧pé‧dia
Noun
énsiklopédia (plural ensiklopedia-ensiklopedia, first-person possessive ensiklopediaku, second-person possessive ensiklopediamu, third-person possessive ensiklopedianya)
Alternative forms
Further reading
- “ensiklopedia” 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
Learned borrowing from New Latin encyclopaedia (“general education”), a mistaken 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”).
Noun
ensiklopedia (Jawi spelling اينسيکلوڤيديا, plural ensiklopedia-ensiklopedia, informal 1st possessive ensiklopediaku, 2nd possessive ensiklopediamu, 3rd possessive ensiklopedianya)
- encyclopedia
- Synonym: jagat katan