ilmu masyarakat

Malay

Etymology

Compound of ilmu +‎ masyarakat.

Pronunciation

  • (Baku, schwa-variety) IPA(key): /ˌilmu ˌmaʃaˈrakat/ [ˌil.mu ˌma.ʃaˈra.kat̪̚]
  • Rhymes: -akat, -kat, -at
  • Hyphenation: il‧mu ma‧sya‧ra‧kat

Noun

ilmu masyarakat (uncountable)

  1. (uncommon) sociology
    Synonym: sosiologi
    • 1959 July 21, Syed Hussein Alatas, “Konsep Islam terhadap masharakat: Perjuangan Menentang Penjajahan Tidak Sa-mata2 untok Kemerdekaan [Islam on Society: The Struggle Against Colonialism Is Not Solely for Independence]”, in Berita Harian (Singapore)[1], page 4:
      Ahli2 ilmu jiwa dan ilmu masharakt[sic] di-Barat sekarang sedang berkeloh kesah melihat keadaan yang demikian yang terdapat di-kalangan khalayak ramai di-Barat.
      Experts of psychology and sociology in the West are now shocked looking at the current state of affairs of the general public in the West.

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