relik

Indonesian

Etymology

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

• IPA^(key): [ˈrɛlɪk]
• Hyphenation: rè‧lik
• Rhymes: -lɪk, -ɪk, -k

Noun

rèlik (first-person possessive relikku, second-person possessive relikmu, third-person possessive reliknya)

1. relic: That which remains; that which is left after loss or decay; a remaining portion.

Related terms

• relikui

 

Further reading

• “relik” 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.

Middle English

Alternative forms

• releck, relicke, relike, relyk, relyke, relique, relyque

Etymology

Borrowed from Old French relique, from Latin reliquiae.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /rɛˈliːk(ə)/, /ˈrɛlik(ə)/

Noun

relik (plural relikes)

1. relic (object of religious veneration)
2. (by extension) A valuable object or individual
3. (in translations) A remnant; a remainder.
4. (rare) An effect; the remains of something.

Descendants

• English: relic

References

• “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.