fenomena

Indonesian

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin phaenomena, plural nominative of phaenomenon (“appearance”), from Ancient Greek φαινόμενον (phainómenon, “thing appearing to view”), neuter present middle participle of φαίνω (phaínō, “I show”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [fenoˈmena]
• Hyphenation: fé‧no‧mé‧na

Noun

fénoména (plural fenomena-fenomena)

1. phenomena, phenomenon:
   1. a thing or being, event or process, perceptible through senses

      Synonym: gejala

   2. a fact or occurrence thereof

      Synonyms: fakta, kenyataan

   3. knowable thing or event (eg by inference, especially in science)

      Synonym: kejadian

   4. a fact or event considered very unusual, curious, or astonishing by those who witness it

      Synonym: keajaiban

Alternative forms

• fenomen (superseded spelling) (borrowed from Dutch fenomeen)

Derived terms

• fenomena gunung es

Related terms

• fenomenal
• fenomenologi

Further reading

• “fenomena”, 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

Norwegian Bokmål

Alternative forms

• fenomenene

Noun

fenomena n

1. definite plural of fenomen

Norwegian Nynorsk

Noun

fenomena n

1. definite plural of fenomen