ensiklopedia

See also: ènsiklopèdia

Indonesian

Alternative forms

• ensiklopedi (nonstandard)

Etymology

Borrowed from English encyclopedia, from New Latin encyclopēdīa (“general education”), variant of encyclopaedīa, a univerbated form of Koine Greek ἐγκύκλιος παιδείᾱ (enkúklios paideíā, “education in the circle of arts and sciences”), from Ancient Greek ἐγκύκλιος (enkúklios, “circular”) παιδείᾱ (paideíā, “childrearing”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɛn.si.klɔ.pɛˈdi.a/
• Rhymes: -a
• Hyphenation: en‧si‧klo‧pe‧di‧a

Noun

ensiklopedia

1. encyclopedia
   1. a comprehensive reference work (often spanning several printed volumes) with articles (usually arranged in alphabetical order, or sometimes arranged by category) on a range of subjects, sometimes general, sometimes limited to a particular field
   2. similarly comprehensive works in other formats (e.g., website)

Further reading

• “ensiklopedia” 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.

Malay

Etymology

Learned borrowing from New Latin encyclopaedia (“general education”), a mistaken univerbated form of Koine Greek ἐγκύκλιος παιδείᾱ (enkúklios paideíā, “education in the circle of arts and sciences”), from ἐγκύκλιος (enkúklios, “circular”) παιδείᾱ (paideíā, “child-rearing, education”).

Noun

ensiklopedia (Jawi spelling اينسيکلوڤيديا, plural ensiklopedia-ensiklopedia, informal 1st possessive ensiklopediaku, 2nd possessive ensiklopediamu, 3rd possessive ensiklopedianya)

1. encyclopedia

   Synonym: jagat katan