relik
Indonesian edit
Etymology edit
From Dutch reliek, 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 edit
Noun edit
rèlik (first-person possessive relikku, second-person possessive relikmu, third-person possessive reliknya)
- relic: That which remains; that which is left after loss or decay; a remaining portion.
Related terms edit
Further reading edit
- “relik” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.
Middle English edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Old French relique, from Latin reliquiae.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
relik (plural relikes)
- relic (object of religious veneration)
- (by extension) A valuable object or individual
- (in translations) A remnant; a remainder.
- (rare) An effect; the remains of something.
Descendants edit
- English: relic
References edit
- “relik, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.
- “relik”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.