relik
Indonesian
Etymology
From Dutch reliek, from Old French, from Latin reliquiae (“remains, relics”), from relinquō (“I leave behind, abandon, relinquish”), from re- + linquō (“I leave, quit, forsake, depart from”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈrɛlɪk]
- Hyphenation: rè‧lik
- Rhymes: -lɪk, -ɪk, -k
Noun
rèlik (first-person possessive relikku, second-person possessive relikmu, third-person possessive reliknya)
- relic: That which remains; that which is left after loss or decay; a remaining portion.
Related terms
- relikui
Further reading
- “relik” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Language Development and Fostering Agency — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.
Middle English
Alternative forms
- releck, relicke, relike, relyk, relyke, relique, relyque
Etymology
Borrowed from Old French relique, from Latin reliquiae.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /rɛˈliːk(ə)/, /ˈrɛlik(ə)/
Noun
relik (plural relikes)
- relic (object of religious veneration)
- (by extension) A valuable object or individual
- (in translations) A remnant; a remainder.
- (rare) An effect; the remains of something.
Descendants
- English: relic
References
- “relik, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.
- relik in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913