farmasi

farmasi

Indonesian

Etymology

From Malay farmasi, from Dutch farmacie (“pharmacy”), from Old French farmacie, from Medieval Latin pharmacia, from Ancient Greek φαρμακεία (pharmakeía, “the use of drugs”), from φάρμακον (phármakon, “a drug, charm, enchantment”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /far.ma.si/
• Rhymes: -si, -i
• Hyphenation: far‧ma‧si

Noun

farmasi (first-person possessive farmasiku, second-person possessive farmasimu, third-person possessive farmasinya)

1. pharmacy, the science of medicinal substances comprising pharmaceutics, pharmaceutical chemistry, pharmacology, phytochemistry and forensics.

Usage notes

The word is part of false friends between Standard Malay and Indonesian due to shared etymology. The Brunei, Malaysia and Singapore usage can be seen in Malay farmasi.

Derived terms

• kefarmasian

 

Related terms

• farmakolog
• farmakologi
• farmakologis
• farmakope
• farmasis

 

Further reading

• “farmasi” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Language Development and Fostering Agency — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.

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Malay

Etymology

From English pharmacy or Dutch farmacie and pharmacie (nl), both forms directly attested in Kitab Vortaro in 1923.[1]

Pronunciation

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Noun

farmasi (Jawi spelling فرماسي‎, plural farmasi-farmasi, informal 1st possessive farmasiku, 2nd possessive farmasimu, 3rd possessive farmasinya)

1. pharmacy
   1. a place where prescription drugs are dispensed; a dispensary.

      Synonym: apotek

   2. the science of medicinal substances comprising pharmaceutics, pharmaceutical chemistry, pharmacology, phytochemistry and forensics.

Usage notes

The word is part of false friends between Standard Malay and Indonesian due to shared etymology. The Indonesian usage can be seen in Indonesian farmasi.

References

1. Kwik Khing Djoen (1923) Kitab Vortaro: Segala Perkatahan-Perkatahan Asing Jang Soeda Oemoem Di Goena Ken Di Dalem Soerat-Soerat Kabar Melayoe, Batavia: Sin Po, page 251

Further reading

• “farmasi” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.

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Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Ancient Greek φαρμακεία (pharmakeía).

Noun

farmasi m (definite singular farmasien)

1. pharmacy

Related terms

• farmasøyt

References

• “farmasi” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

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Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Ancient Greek φαρμακεία (pharmakeía).

Noun

farmasi m (definite singular farmasien)

1. pharmacy

Related terms

• farmasøyt

References

• “farmasi” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.