maklumat

Indonesian

Etymology

From Malay maklumat, from Classical Malay معلومات (ma'lumat), from Arabic معلومات (maʕlūmāt), plural of مَعْلُوم (maʕlūm, “known”), passive participle of عَلِمَ (ʕalima, “to know”). Doublet of maklum.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /maʔˈlumat̚/
• Rhymes: -mat, -at, -t
• Hyphenation: mak‧lu‧mat

Noun

maklumat (first-person possessive maklumatku, second-person possessive maklumatmu, third-person possessive maklumatnya)

1. announcement.

   Synonyms: berita, info, informasi, kabar, warta, warita, kisah, pemberitahuan, pengumuman, siaran, uar-uar, urit, urita, wara-wara

2. knowledge.

   Synonyms: mualamat, pengetahuan

Alternative forms

• ma'loemat (pre-1942)
• makloemat (1942-1947, 1947-1972)

Derived terms

• memaklumatkan

 

Related terms

• maklum

 

Further reading

• “maklumat” 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

Borrowed from Arabic مَعْلُومَات (maʕlūmāt), plural of مَعْلُوم (maʕlūm, “known”), passive participle of عَلِمَ (ʕalima, “to know”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /maʔ.lu.mat/, [ˈmäʔ.lu.mät̚]
• Rhymes: -mat, -at

Noun

maklumat (Jawi spelling معلومات, plural maklumat-maklumat, informal 1st possessive maklumatku, 2nd possessive maklumatmu, 3rd possessive maklumatnya)

1. information

   Synonym: informasi

Derived terms

Affixed terms and other derivations

Regular affixed derivations:

• memaklumatkan [agent focus + causative benefactive] (meN- + -kan)
• bermaklumat [stative / habitual] (beR-)

Related terms

• alam
• alim
• ilmu
• maklum
• malim
• mualim
• pengalaman

 

Descendants

• Indonesian: maklumat

Further reading

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