kolektan

Indonesian

Etymology

Borrowed from Dutch collectant.

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Indonesian) IPA(key): /koˈlɛktan/ [koˈlɛk̚.t̪an]
  • Rhymes: -ɛktan
  • Syllabification: ko‧lek‧tan

Noun

kolektan (plural kolektan-kolektan)

  1. (Catholicism) liturgical servant whose job is to collect money from the congregation's offerings in the church

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