gereja

Indonesian

Etymology

From Malay gereja. Borrowed from Portuguese igreja, from Old Galician-Portuguese igreja, from Latin ecclēsia, from Ancient Greek ἐκκλησία (ekklēsía, “congregation”).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /ɡəˈred͡ʒa/ [ɡəˈre.d͡ʒa]

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• Rhymes: -ed͡ʒa
• Syllabification: ge‧re‧ja

Noun

gêrèja (first-person possessive gerejaku, second-person possessive gerejamu, third-person possessive gerejanya)

1. (Christianity) church:
   1. A Christian house of worship; a building where Christian religious services take place.
   2. A particular denomination of Christianity.

Affixed terms

• kegerejaan

 

Further reading

• “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.

Malay

gereja

Etymology

Borrowed from Portuguese igreja, from Old Galician-Portuguese igreja, from Latin ecclēsia, from Ancient Greek ἐκκλησία (ekklēsía, “congregation”).

Pronunciation

• (Johor-Selangor) IPA^(key): /ɡəred͡ʒə/
• (Riau-Lingga) IPA^(key): /ɡəred͡ʒa/
• Rhymes: -ed͡ʒə, -d͡ʒə, -ə, -a

Noun

gereja (Jawi spelling ݢرجا or ݢريجا, plural gereja-gereja, informal 1st possessive gerejaku, 2nd possessive gerejamu, 3rd possessive gerejanya)

1. (Christianity) church (a house of worship)

Descendants

• Indonesian: gereja

Further reading

• “gereja” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.