haleluya

Indonesian

Alternative forms

• haleluyah
• alleluya (Catholicism)

Etymology

From Dutch halleluja, haleloeja, from Biblical Hebrew הַלְלוּיָהּ (hal'luyáh, “Praise Yah”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ha.leˈlu.ja]
• Hyphenation: ha‧le‧lu‧ya

Interjection

haleluya

1. (Christianity, chiefly Protestantism) hallelujah.

Usage notes

This spelling, haleluya, is commonly used by Protestant. Roman Catholic use Latin-derived spelling aleluya, alleluya (from Dutch alleluja, from Latin allelūia).

Further reading

• “haleluya” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.