pengetahuan

Indonesian

Etymology

Inherited from Malay pengetahuan. Equivalent to ke- +‎ tahu +‎ peng- -an.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pə.ŋə.taˈhu.an/
• Rhymes: -uan, -an, -n
• Hyphenation: pê‧ngê‧ta‧hu‧an

Noun

pêngêtahuan (first-person possessive pengetahuanku, second-person possessive pengetahuanmu, third-person possessive pengetahuannya) (uncountable)

1. knowledge
   1. the fact of knowing about something; general understanding or familiarity with a subject, place, situation etc
   2. awareness of a particular fact or situation; a state of having been informed or made aware of something
   3. intellectual understanding; the state of appreciating truth or information
   4. familiarity or understanding of a particular skill, branch of learning etc.
   5. (philosophy) justified true belief
   6. the total of what is known; all information and products of learning

Synonyms

• (intellectual understanding, familiarity or understanding of particular skill): ilmu

Further reading

• “pengetahuan” 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

peng- +‎ tahu +‎ -an.

Noun

pengetahuan (Jawi spelling ڤڠتاهوان, plural pengetahuan-pengetahuan, informal 1st possessive pengetahuanku, 2nd possessive pengetahuanmu, 3rd possessive pengetahuannya)

1. knowledge
2. something known
3. intelligence

Descendants

• > Indonesian: pengetahuan (inherited)

Further reading

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