uskup

See also: Üsküp

Indonesian

uskup

Etymology

From Malay uskup, from Arabic أُسْقُف (ʔusquf, “bishop”), from Coptic ⲉⲡⲓⲥⲕⲟⲡⲟⲥ (episkopos), from Ancient Greek ἐπίσκοπος (epískopos). Doublet of biskop.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /ˈuskup/ [ˈus.kʊp]

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• Rhymes: -uskup
• Syllabification: us‧kup

Noun

uskup

1. (Christianity, Catholicism) bishop

   Synonym: (informal) biskop

Derived terms

• keuskupan
• uskup agung
• uskup metropolit

 

Further reading

• “uskup” 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

Etymology

From Arabic أُسْقُف (ʔusquf, “bishop”), from Coptic ⲉⲡⲓⲥⲕⲟⲡⲟⲥ (episkopos), from Ancient Greek ἐπίσκοπος (epískopos). Doublet of biskop.

Noun

uskup (Jawi spelling اوسکوڤ, plural uskup-uskup, informal 1st possessive uskupku, 2nd possessive uskupmu, 3rd possessive uskupnya)

1. (Christianity, Catholicism) bishop

   Synonym: biskop

Derived terms

• keuskupan
• uskup agung

 

Further reading

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