fasih

Indonesian

Etymology

From Malay fasih, from Arabic فَصِيح (faṣīḥ).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /ˈfasih/ [ˈfa.sɪh]
  • Rhymes: -asih
  • Syllabification: fa‧sih
• (colloquial, nonstandard) IPA^(key): /ˈpasih/ [ˈpa.sɪh]

Adjective

fasih (comparative lebih fasih, superlative paling fasih or terfasih, equative sefasih)

1. Fluent; being able to use a language accurately, rapidly, and confidently.

   Synonym: lancar

2. (somewhat idiomatic) Eloquent, well-spoken; effective in expressing meaning by speech.

   Synonyms: bijak (dialectal), fasih lidah, pandai bicara, petah, petah lidah

Derived terms

• kefasihan
• memfasihkan
• memperfasih
• sefasih

• fasih lidah

Further reading

• “fasih”, in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia [Great Dictionary of the Indonesian Language] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016

Malay

Etymology

From Arabic فَصِيح (faṣīḥ).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [fa.seh]
• Rhymes: -seh, -eh
• Hyphenation: fa‧sih

Adjective

fasih (Jawi spelling فصيح, comparative lebih fasih, superlative paling fasih)

1. fluent
2. eloquent

   Synonym: petah

Affixations

• fasihkan
• kefasihan

Compounds

• berlidah fasih
• fasih lidah

Descendants

• Indonesian: fasih

References

• "fasih" in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu (PRPM) [Malay Literary Reference Centre (PRPM)] (in Malay), Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017
  (also see "fasih" at PRPM first version)

Turkish

Etymology

From Ottoman Turkish فصیح (fasih), from Arabic فَصِيح (faṣīḥ).

Adjective

fasih

1. (archaic) eloquent
2. (obsolete) clear, correct

Uzbek

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic فَصِيح (faṣīḥ).

Adjective

fasih (comparative fasihroq, superlative eng fasih)

1. eloquent