misdinar

Indonesian

Etymology

Borrowed from Dutch misdienaar (“acolyte, altar boy or altar girl”, literally “mass, eucharist + servant, assistant”).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /misˈdinar/ [misˈdi.nar]
• Rhymes: -inar
• Syllabification: mis‧di‧nar

Noun

misdinar (plural misdinar-misdinar)

1. (Catholicism) acolyte, altar boy or altar girl

   Synonyms: (boy) putra altar, (girl) putri altar

Further reading

• “misdinar” 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.