diaken
Dutch
Etymology
From Middle Dutch diaken, from Ecclesiastical Latin diaconus, from Ancient Greek διᾱ́κονος (diā́konos, “servant, minister”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˌdiˈaː.kə(n)/
Audio (file) - Hyphenation: di‧a‧ken
- Rhymes: -aːkən
Noun
diaken m (plural diakenen or diakens, diminutive diakentje n, feminine diacones)
- (Protestantism) deacon, person involved in an ecclesiastical lay office for social affairs and charity
- (Roman Catholicism) deacon, male in an unordained clerical office qualified for parish work
Related terms
- deken
- diaconie
Indonesian
Etymology
From Dutch diaken, from Ecclesiastical Latin diaconus, from Ancient Greek διᾱ́κονος (diā́konos).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /diakən/
- Hyphenation: dia‧kên
Noun
diakên
- (Christianity, Protestantism) deacon, with duties of helping the priests and carrying out parish work.
Related terms
- diakon
- diakones
Further reading
- “diaken” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Language Development and Fostering Agency — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.