haleluya
Indonesian
editAlternative forms
editEtymology
editFrom Dutch halleluja, haleloeja, from Biblical Hebrew הַלְלוּיָהּ (hal'luyáh, “Praise Yah”).
Pronunciation
editInterjection
edithaléluya
- (Christianity, chiefly Protestantism) hallelujah.
Usage notes
editThis spelling, haleluya, is commonly used by Protestant. Roman Catholic use Latin-derived spelling aleluya, alleluya (from Dutch alleluja, from Latin allelūia).
Further reading
edit- “haleluya” 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.