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Indonesian
Etymology
From Malay pengetahuan, from Classical Malay pengetahuan.
Initially analysed as irregular tahu + peng- -an. Since KBBI IV released in 2016, this word 'officially' analysed as ketahu + peng- -an.
Pronunciation
Noun
pêngêtahuan (first-person possessive pengetahuanku, second-person possessive pengetahuanmu, third-person possessive pengetahuannya)
- knowledge
- Synonym: ilmu
- intelligence
- Synonym: kepandaian
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Malay
Etymology
peng- + tahu + -an.
Noun
pengetahuan (Jawi spelling ڤڠتاهوان, plural pengetahuan-pengetahuan, informal 1st possessive pengetahuanku, 2nd possessive pengetahuanmu, 3rd possessive pengetahuannya)
- knowledge
- something known
- intelligence
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