silsilah
Indonesian
Etymology
From Malay silsilah, silsila, salasilah, from Classical Malay salasilah, silsilah, from Arabic سِلْسِلَة (silsila, “chain, link, connection”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /sɪlˈsilah/
- Hyphenation: sil‧si‧lah
Noun
silsilah (plural silsilah-silsilah)
- genealogical tree; family tree; pedigree
- Synonym: susur galur
Alternative forms
- salasilah
- silah
Further reading
- “silsilah” 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.