misteri
See also: mistèri
Catalan
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin mysterium, from Ancient Greek μυστήριον (mustḗrion, “a mystery, a secret, a secret rite”).
Pronunciation
Noun
misteri m (plural misteris)
Related terms
Further reading
- “misteri”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007
Indonesian
Etymology
From Dutch mysterie, from Latin mysterium, from Ancient Greek μυστήριον (mustḗrion, “a mystery, a secret, a secret rite”), from μύστης (mústēs, “initiated one”), from μυέω (muéō, “I initiate”), from μύω (múō, “I shut”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [mɪsˈte.ri]
- Hyphenation: mis‧té‧ri
Noun
mistéri (plural misteri-misteri)
- mystery,
- Synonym: kegaiban
- something secret or unexplainable; an unknown
- someone or something with an obscure or puzzling nature
- (Christianity) a religious truth not understandable by the application of human reason alone (without divine aid)
Derived terms
- kemisterian
- misteri Paskah
Related terms
Further reading
- “misteri” 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.
Italian
Noun
misteri m
- plural of mistero