filsuf
Indonesian
Etymology
Ultimately from Ancient Greek φιλόσοφος (philósophos, literally “lover of wisdom”).
- From Arabic فَيْلَسُوف (faylasūf, “philosopher”)
- From earlier filosof, from Dutch filosoof, from Middle Dutch filosofe, possibly via Old French philosophe, from Latin philosophus
The change is influenced by filosofi.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈfɪlsʊf]
- Hyphenation: fil‧suf
Noun
filsuf (plural filsuf-filsuf)
- philosopher
- Synonym: ahli pikir
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Further reading
- “filsuf” 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.