ilmuwan

Indonesian

Alternative forms

  • ilmuan

Etymology

Affixation of ilmu +‎ -wan. Attested before 1953.

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Indonesian) IPA(key): /ilˈmuwan/ [ilˈmu.wan]
  • Rhymes: -uwan
  • Syllabification: il‧mu‧wan
  • Audio:(file)

Noun

ilmuwan (plural ilmuwan-ilmuwan or para ilmuwan)

  1. scientist
    Synonyms: ahli ilmiah, ahli sains, ilmiawan
  2. scholar
    Synonyms: hakim, kiai, pandit, pendeta, pelajar, sarjana, skolar

Descendants

  • Malay: ilmuwan

Further reading

Malay

Noun

ilmuwan (Jawi spelling علمون, plural ilmuwan-ilmuwan or ilmuwan2)

  1. (Indonesia) scientist

Synonyms

Further reading