gereja
Indonesian
Etymology
From Malay gereja.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɡəˈrɛd͡ʒa/, [ɡəˈrɛ.d͡ʒa]
- Hyphenation: gê‧rè‧ja
Noun
gereja (first-person possessive gerejaku, second-person possessive gerejamu, third-person possessive gerejanya)
- (Christianity) church:
- A Christian house of worship; a building where Christian religious services take place.
- A particular denomination of Christianity.
Affixed terms
- kegerejaan
Further reading
- “gereja” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Language Development and Fostering Agency — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.
Malay
gereja
Etymology
Borrowed from Portuguese igreja, from Old Portuguese ygreja, from Latin ecclēsia, from Ancient Greek ἐκκλησία (ekklēsía, “congregation”).
Pronunciation
- (Johor-Selangor) IPA(key): /ɡəred͡ʒə/
- (Riau-Lingga) IPA(key): /ɡəred͡ʒa/
- Rhymes: -ed͡ʒə, -d͡ʒə, -ə
Noun
gereja (Jawi spelling ݢرجا or ݢريجا, plural gereja-gereja, informal 1st possessive gerejaku, 2nd possessive gerejamu, 3rd possessive gerejanya)
- (Christianity) church (a house of worship)
Further reading
- “gereja” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.