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 (first-person possessive relikuiku, second-person possessive relikuimu, third-person possessive relikuinya)

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

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