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falsafah.

philosophy (a view or outlook regarding fundamental principles underlying some domain)

8 characters3 syllables approx.Bahasa Indonesia language

Meaning & usage

noun/falˈsafah/Standard-Indonesian[falˈsa.fah]Standard-Indonesian
  1. philosophy (a view or outlook regarding fundamental principles underlying some domain)

  2. ideology, doctrine

Where this word comes from

From Malay falsafah, from Classical Malay فلسفة (falsafah), from Arabic فَلْسَفَات (falsafāt), فَلْسَفَة (falsafa), either constructed based on فَيْلَسُوف (faylasūf, “philosopher”), or based directly on Ancient Greek φιλοσοφία (philosophía), compounded from φίλος (phílos, “beloved”) + σοφία (sophía, “wisdom”). Doublet of filosofi and filsafat.

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