farmasi

From Malay farmasi, from Dutch farmacie (“pharmacy”), from Old French farmacie, from Medieval Latin pharmacia, from Ancient Greek φαρμακεία (pharmakeía, “the use of drugs”), from φάρμακον (phármakon, “a drug, charm, enchantment”).

• IPA^(key): /far.ma.si/
• Rhymes: -si, -i
• Hyphenation: far‧ma‧si

farmasi (plural farmasi-farmasi)

1. pharmacy, the science of medicinal substances comprising pharmaceutics, pharmaceutical chemistry, pharmacology, phytochemistry and forensics

The word is part of false friends between Standard Malay and Indonesian due to shared etymology. The Brunei, Malaysia and Singapore usage can be seen in Malay farmasi.

• “farmasi” 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.

From English pharmacy or Dutch farmacie and pharmacie, both forms directly attested in Kitab Vortaro in 1923.^[1]

• IPA^(key): [fa(r).ma.si], [fa(r).mə.si]

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• Rhymes: -si, -i
• Hyphenation: far‧ma‧si

farmasi (Jawi spelling فرماسي)

1. Pharmacy:
   1. A place where prescription drugs are dispensed; a dispensary.

      Synonyms: dispensari, apotek

   2. The science of medicinal substances comprising pharmaceutics, pharmaceutical chemistry, pharmacology, phytochemistry and forensics.

The word is part of false friends between Standard Malay and Indonesian due to shared etymology. The Indonesian usage can be seen in Indonesian farmasi.

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

From Ancient Greek φαρμακεία (pharmakeía).

farmasi m (definite singular farmasien)

1. pharmacy

• farmasøyt

• “farmasi” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

From Ancient Greek φαρμακεία (pharmakeía).

farmasi m (definite singular farmasien)

1. pharmacy

• farmasøyt

• “farmasi” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.