semana santa
Indonesian
Etymology
From Portuguese Semana Santa (“Holy Week”).
Pronunciation
- (Standard Indonesian) IPA(key): /səˌmana ˈsanta/ [səˌma.na ˈsan̪.t̪a]
- Syllabification: se‧ma‧na san‧ta
Proper noun
sêmana santa
- (Christianity, dialect) Holy Week
- Synonym: pekan suci
- an Eastern Flores tradition during Holy Week
Further reading
- “semana santa” 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.