relikui

Indonesian

Etymology

From Dutch relikwie, from Old French, from Latin reliquiae (“remains, relics”), from relinquō (“I leave behind, abandon, relinquish”), from re- + linquō (“I leave, quit, forsake, depart from”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /rɛˈlikui̯/
  • Hyphenation: rè‧li‧kui
  • Rhymes: -kui̯, -ui̯, -i

Noun

rèlikui (plural relikui-relikui)

  1. (religion) relic: A part of the body of a saint, or an ancient religious object, kept for veneration

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