farmasi
Indonesian
Etymology
From Malay farmasi, from Dutch farmacie (“pharmacy”), from Old French farmacie, from Medieval Latin pharmacia, from Ancient Greek φαρμακεία (pharmakeía, “the use of drugs”), from φάρμακον (phármakon, “a drug, charm, enchantment”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /far.ma.si/
- Rhymes: -si, -i
- Hyphenation: far‧ma‧si
Noun
farmasi (first-person possessive farmasiku, second-person possessive farmasimu, third-person possessive farmasinya)
- pharmacy, the science of medicinal substances comprising pharmaceutics, pharmaceutical chemistry, pharmacology, phytochemistry and forensics.
Usage notes
The word is part of false friends between Standard Malay and Indonesian due to shared etymology. The Brunei, Malaysia and Singapore usage can be seen in Malay farmasi.
Derived terms
- kefarmasian
Related terms
Further reading
- “farmasi” 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 English pharmacy or Dutch farmacie and pharmacie, both forms directly attested in Kitab Vortaro in 1923.[1]
Pronunciation
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Noun
farmasi (Jawi spelling فرماسي, plural farmasi-farmasi, informal 1st possessive farmasiku, 2nd possessive farmasimu, 3rd possessive farmasinya)
Usage notes
The word is part of false friends between Standard Malay and Indonesian due to shared etymology. The Indonesian usage can be seen in Indonesian farmasi.
References
- Kwik Khing Djoen (1923) Kitab Vortaro: Segala Perkatahan-Perkatahan Asing Jang Soeda Oemoem Di Goena Ken Di Dalem Soerat-Soerat Kabar Melayoe, Batavia: Sin Po, page 251
Further reading
- “farmasi” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.
Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology
From Ancient Greek φαρμακεία (pharmakeía).
Related terms
References
- “farmasi” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology
From Ancient Greek φαρμακεία (pharmakeía).
Related terms
References
- “farmasi” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.