ilmu hayat

Indonesian

Etymology

Compound of ilmu (“science”) +‎ hayat (“life”), from Arabic عِلْمُ ٱلْأَحْيَاء (ʕilmu l-ʔaḥyāʔ, “biology”, literally “life science”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈilmu ˈhajat̚]

Noun

ilmu hayat (first-person possessive ilmu hayatku, second-person possessive ilmu hayatmu, third-person possessive ilmu hayatnya)

1. (dated) biology

   Synonym: biologi

Further reading

• “ilmu hayat” 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.