filsuf
Indonesian
Alternative forms
Etymology
Ultimately from Ancient Greek φιλόσοφος (philósophos, literally “lover of wisdom”).
- From failasuf, derived from Arabic فَيْلَسُوف (faylasūf, “philosopher”)
- Merged with filosof, from Dutch filosoof, from Middle Dutch filosofe, possibly via Old French philosophe, from Latin philosophus
The current spelling is a possible result of the aforementioned conflation.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈfɪlsʊf]
- Hyphenation: fil‧suf
Noun
filsuf (plural filsuf-filsuf)
- philosopher
- Synonym: ahli pikir
Related terms
Further reading
- “filsuf”, in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia [Great Dictionary of the Indonesian Language] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016