misionaris

Indonesian

Etymology

From Dutch missionaris, from French missionnaire. The sense “missionary position” is a semantic loan from English missionary.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [mi.si.oˈna.rɪs]
  • Hyphenation: mi‧si‧o‧na‧ris

Noun

misionaris (plural misionaris-misionaris)

  1. missionary,
    1. (Christianity, Roman Catholicism) a person who travels attempting to spread a religion or a creed
    2. the missionary position for sexual intercourse

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