wali gereja
Indonesian
Etymology
Compound of wali (“chief”) + gereja (“church”).
Pronunciation
- (Standard Indonesian) IPA(key): /ˌwali ɡəˈred͡ʒa/ [ˌwa.li ɡəˈre.d͡ʒa]
- Rhymes: -ed͡ʒa
- Syllabification: wa‧li ge‧re‧ja
Noun
wali gêréja (plural wali-wali gereja)
- (Catholicism) bishop
- Synonym: uskup
Further reading
- “wali gereja” 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.