rekuiem

Indonesian

Etymology

From Dutch requiem, from the first word of the introit for the traditional requiem mass, an alternative accusative case of Latin requiēs (“rest, repose”), from re- (“again”) + quiēs (“rest, quiet”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [reˈkui̯.em]
  • Hyphenation: ré‧kui‧ém

Noun

rékuiém (first-person possessive rekuiemku, second-person possessive rekuiemmu, third-person possessive rekuiemnya)

  1. (Catholicism) requiem, mass to honor and remember a dead person.

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