gereja

Indonesian

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ɡəˈrɛd͡ʒa]
• Hyphenation: gê‧rè‧ja

Noun

gereja (plural, 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 (KBBI) Daring, Jakarta: Badan Pengembangan dan Pembinaan Bahasa, Kementerian Pendidikan dan Kebudayaan Republik Indonesia, 2016.

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Malay

gereja

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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

Noun

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

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

Further reading

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