ilmu saraf

Indonesian

Alternative forms

• ilmoe saraf (pre-1947)

Etymology 1

Compound of ilmu +‎ saraf, from Malay ilmu saraf, from Classical Malay ilmu saraf, from Arabic عِلْم الصَّرْف (ʕilm aṣ-ṣarf).

Noun

ilmu saraf (plural ilmu-ilmu saraf)

1. (linguistics) morphology: the study of the internal structure of morphemes (words and their semantic building blocks).

   Synonym: morfologi

Etymology 2

Compound of ilmu (“science”) +‎ saraf (“nerve”), calque from Japanese 神経学(しんけいがく) (shinkeigaku, “neurology”, literally “nerve science”).

Noun

ilmu saraf (plural ilmu-ilmu saraf)

1. neurology: the branch of medicine that deals with the disorders of nervous system including the brain and spinal cord of the central nervous system and the nerves, muscles, and neuromuscular junction of the peripheral nervous system.

   Synonym: neurologi

Etymology 3

Compound of ilmu (“science”) +‎ saraf (“nerve”), calque of English neuroscience.

Noun

ilmu saraf (plural ilmu-ilmu saraf)

1. neuroscience: the scientific study of the nervous system.

   Synonym: neurosains

Further reading

• “ilmu saraf” 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.