wiruk

Indonesian

Etymology

Borrowed from Dutch wierookvat (“thurible; censer”), wierook (“incense”), from Middle Dutch wierooc, from Old Dutch wīrōk, from *wīh (“holy”) + rouc, *rōk (“smoke”)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈwirʊk/
• Rhymes: -rʊk, -ʊk, -k
• Hyphenation: wi‧ruk

Noun

wiruk (plural wiruk-wiruk)

1. (Catholicism) censer, thurible

   Synonyms: pedupaan, turibulum

Further reading

• “wiruk” 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.