fasih

Indonesian

Etymology

From Malay fasih, from Arabic فَصِيح (faṣīḥ).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (standard) [ˈfasɪh], (variant) [ˈpasɪh]
• Rhymes: -sɪh, -ɪh, -h
• Hyphenation: fa‧sih

Adjective

fasih

1. fluent
2. eloquent
3. magnanimous

Derived terms

• kefasihan
• memfasihkan
• memperfasih
• sefasih

 

• fasih lidah

 

Further reading

• “fasih” 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 Arabic فَصِيح (faṣīḥ).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [fa.seh]
• Rhymes: -seh, -eh
• Hyphenation: fa‧sih

Adjective

fasih (Jawi spelling فصيح)

1. fluent
2. eloquent

   Synonym: petah

Affixations

• fasihkan
• kefasihan

 

Compounds

• berlidah fasih
• fasih lidah

 

Descendants

• Indonesian: fasih

References

• “fasih” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.

Turkish

Etymology

From Ottoman Turkish فصیح (fasih), from Arabic فَصِيح (faṣīḥ).

Adjective

fasih

1. (archaic) eloquent
2. (obsolete) clear, correct

Uzbek

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic فَصِيح (faṣīḥ).

Adjective

fasih (comparative fasihroq, superlative eng fasih)

1. eloquent