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 (uncountable)

1. (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: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.