filsuf

Indonesian

Etymology

Ultimately from Ancient Greek φιλόσοφος (philósophos, literally “lover of wisdom”).

• From Arabic فَيْلَسُوف (faylasūf, “philosopher”)
• From earlier filosof, from Dutch filosoof, from Middle Dutch filosofe, possibly via Old French philosophe, from Latin philosophus

The change is influenced by filosofi.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈfɪlsʊf]
• Hyphenation: fil‧suf

Noun

filsuf (plural filsuf-filsuf, first-person possessive filsufku, second-person possessive filsufmu, third-person possessive filsufnya)

1. philosopher

Alternative forms

• filosof

Related terms

• falsafah
• filosofi
• filsafat

 

Further reading

• “filsuf” 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.