konklaf

Indonesian

Etymology

Borrowed from Dutch conclaaf (“conclave”), from Middle Dutch conclave, from Middle French conclave, from Latin conclāve (“room that may be locked up”), from con- (combining form of cum (“with”)) + clāvis (“key”).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /ˈkonklaf/ [ˈkon.klaf]
• Rhymes: -onklaf
• Syllabification: kon‧klaf

Noun

konklaf (plural konklaf-konklaf)

1. (Catholicism) conclave:
   1. a closed meeting in which the elector cardinals of the Roman Catholic Church choose a new pope.
   2. the set of apartments in which the elector cardinals are secluded while a conclave takes place.
   3. the group of cardinals involved in a conclave.

Further reading

• “konklaf” 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.