Category: EducationPart of speech: nounDifficulty: Common

pendidikan

/pendidikan/Roman

English meaning: Education

Definition

The process of acquiring knowledge and skills. Malaysia has a multi-stream education system (Malay, Chinese vernacular, Tamil vernacular) reflecting its multicultural society. Malaysia has invested heavily in higher education and research, with universities like UTM, UM, and UPM achieving international rankings.

Example

Malaysia mempunyai sistem pendidikan pelbagai aliran yang mencerminkan masyarakat berbilang kaum.

In English: Malaysia has a multi-stream education system reflecting its multiracial society.

Literary Heritage

Barang siapa yang tiada berilmu, maka tiadalah ia berbeza daripada binatang.

Whoever is without knowledge is no different from an animal.

Munshi Abdullah (Abdullah bin Abdul Kadir) · Writer / Scholar · 19th century

Hikayat Abdullah

Hikayat Abdullah, Ch. 8, on the value of education, 1849

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