uskup
See also: Üsküp
Indonesian
uskup
Etymology
From Malay uskup, from Arabic أُسْقُف (ʾusquf, “bishop”), from Coptic ⲉⲡⲓⲥⲕⲟⲡⲟⲥ (episkopos), from Ancient Greek ἐπίσκοπος (epískopos). Doublet of biskop.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /us.kʊp/
- Hyphenation: us‧kup
Noun
uskup
- (Christianity, Catholicism) bishop
- Synonym: (informal) biskop
Derived terms
- keuskupan
- uskup agung
- uskup metropolit
Further reading
- “uskup” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Language Development and Fostering Agency — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.
Malay
Etymology
From Arabic أُسْقُف (ʾusquf, “bishop”), from Coptic ⲉⲡⲓⲥⲕⲟⲡⲟⲥ (episkopos), from Ancient Greek ἐπίσκοπος (epískopos). Doublet of biskop.
Noun
uskup (Jawi spelling اوسکوڤ, plural uskup-uskup, informal 1st possessive uskupku, 2nd possessive uskupmu, 3rd possessive uskupnya)
- (Christianity, Catholicism) bishop
- Synonym: biskop
Derived terms
- keuskupan
- uskup agung
Further reading
- “uskup” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.