ensiklopedia
Indonesian
Etymology
Learned borrowing from New Latin encyclopaedia (“general education”), from Renaissance Ancient Greek ἐγκυκλοπαιδεία (enkuklopaideía, “education in the circle of arts and sciences”), 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”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ensɪkloˈpedia̯]
- 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: Language Development and Fostering Agency — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.
Malay
Etymology
Learned borrowing from New Latin encyclopaedia (“general education”), from Renaissance Ancient Greek ἐγκυκλοπαιδεία (enkuklopaideía, “education in the circle of arts and sciences”), 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