relikui
Indonesian
Etymology
From Dutch relikwie, 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): /rɛˈlikui̯/
- Hyphenation: rè‧li‧kui
- Rhymes: -kui̯, -ui̯, -i
Noun
rèlikui (first-person possessive relikuiku, second-person possessive relikuimu, third-person possessive relikuinya)
- (religion) relic: A part of the body of a saint, or an ancient religious object, kept for veneration.
Related terms
- relik
Further reading
- “relikui” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Language Development and Fostering Agency — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.