maklumat

Indonesian

Etymology

From Malay maklumat, from Classical Malay معلومات (ma'lumat), from Arabic معلومات (maʕlūmāt), plural of مَعْلُوم (maʕlūm, known), passive participle of عَلِمَ (ʕalima, to know).[1] Doublet of maklum.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /maʔˈlumat̚/
  • Rhymes: -mat, -at, -t
  • Hyphenation: mak‧lu‧mat

Noun

maklumat (plural maklumat-maklumat)

  1. announcement
    Synonyms: berita, info, informasi, kabar, warta, warita, kisah, pemberitahuan, pengumuman, siaran, uar-uar, urit, urita, wara-wara
  2. knowledge
    Synonyms: mualamat, pengetahuan

Alternative forms

  • ma'loemat (pre-1942)
  • makloemat (1942-1947, 1947–1972)

Derived terms

  • memaklumatkan

References

  1. ^ Erwina Burhanuddin, Abdul Gaffar Ruskhan, R.B. Chrismanto (1993) Penelitian kosakata bahasa Arab dalam bahasa Indonesia [Research on Arabic vocabulary in Indonesian]‎[1], Jakarta: Pusat Pembinaan dan Pengembangan Bahasa, Departemen Pendidikan dan Kebudayaan, →ISBN, →OCLC

Further reading

Malay

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic مَعْلُومَات (maʕlūmāt), plural of مَعْلُوم (maʕlūm, known), passive participle of عَلِمَ (ʕalima, to know).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /maʔ.lu.mat/, [ˈmäʔ.lu.mät̚]
  • Rhymes: -mat, -at

Noun

maklumat (Jawi spelling معلومات, plural maklumat-maklumat)

  1. information
    Synonym: informasi

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Indonesian: maklumat

Further reading