ilmu

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Afar[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ˈilmu/
  • Hyphenation: il‧mu

Noun[edit]

ílmu m (singulative ilmóyta m or ilmónta m or ilmoytá f or ilmontá f)

  1. (collective) bastards (illegitimate children)

Declension[edit]

Declension of ílmu
absolutive ílmu
predicative ílmu
subjective ilmí
genitive ilmí
Postpositioned forms
l-case ílmul
k-case ílmuk
t-case ílmut
h-case ílmuh

References[edit]

  • E. M. Parker; R. J. Hayward (1985), “ilmu”, in An Afar-English-French dictionary (with Grammatical Notes in English), University of London, →ISBN

Estonian[edit]

Noun[edit]

ilmu

  1. partitive plural of ilma

Indonesian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Malay ilmu, from Arabic عِلْم(ʕilm).

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): [ˈɪlmu]
  • Hyphenation: il‧mu

Noun[edit]

ilmu (plural ilmu-ilmu, first-person possessive ilmuku, second-person possessive ilmumu, third-person possessive ilmunya)

  1. knowledge
    Synonym: pengetahuan
  2. science
    Synonym: sains

Usage notes[edit]

The word is commonly used in loan translation for Dutch -kunde and Dutch wetenschap.

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Further reading[edit]

Karelian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

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Noun[edit]

ilmu (genitive ilman, partitive ilmua)

  1. air

Malay[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Arabic عِلْم(ʕilm).

Pronunciation[edit]

  • (file)

Noun[edit]

ilmu (Jawi spelling علمو‎, plural ilmu-ilmu, informal 1st possessive ilmuku, 2nd possessive ilmumu, 3rd possessive ilmunya)

  1. knowledge, learning, science

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