pengetahuan

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Indonesian

Etymology

Inherited from Malay pengetahuan. Equivalent to ke- +‎ tahu +‎ peng- -an.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /pə.ŋə.taˈhu.an/
  • Rhymes: -uan, -an, -n
  • Hyphenation: pê‧ngê‧ta‧hu‧an

Noun

pêngêtahuan (plural pengetahuan-pengetahuan) (uncountable)

  1. knowledge
    1. the fact of knowing about something; general understanding or familiarity with a subject, place, situation etc
    2. awareness of a particular fact or situation; a state of having been informed or made aware of something
    3. intellectual understanding; the state of appreciating truth or information
    4. familiarity or understanding of a particular skill, branch of learning etc.
    5. (philosophy) justified true belief
    6. the total of what is known; all information and products of learning

Synonyms

  • (intellectual understanding, familiarity or understanding of particular skill): ilmu

Further reading

Malay

Etymology

peng- +‎ tahu +‎ -an.

Noun

pengetahuan (Jawi spelling ڤڠتاهوان, plural pengetahuan-pengetahuan, informal 1st possessive pengetahuanku, 2nd possessive pengetahuanmu, 3rd possessive pengetahuannya)

  1. knowledge
  2. something known
  3. intelligence

Descendants

  • > Indonesian: pengetahuan (inherited)

Further reading