Yakobus

Indonesian

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Late Latin Iācōbus, from Ancient Greek Ἰάκωβος (Iákōbos), from Biblical Hebrew יַעֲקֹב (yaʿăqōḇ, literally “he will/shall heel”), from עָקֵב (ʿāqēḇ, “heel”).

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Indonesian) IPA(key): /jaˈkobus/ [jaˈko.bʊs]
  • Rhymes: -obus
  • Syllabification: Ya‧ko‧bus

Proper noun

Yakobus

  1. James (book of the Bible)
  2. James (one of two Apostles)

Further reading

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