retorika

See also: rétorika

Indonesian

Etymology

Internationalism, borrowed from Dutch retorica, from Latin rhētorica, from Ancient Greek ῥητορική (rhētorikḗ), feminine form of ῥητορικός (rhētorikós, “concerning public speech”), from ῥήτωρ (rhḗtōr, “public speaker”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /retoˈrika/
• Rhymes: -ka, -a
• Hyphenation: ré‧to‧ri‧ka

Noun

rétorika (plural retorika-retorika, first-person possessive retorikaku, second-person possessive retorikamu, third-person possessive retorikanya)

1. rhetoric
   1. The art of using language, especially public speaking, as a means to persuade.
   2. Meaningless language with an exaggerated style intended to impress.

Alternative forms

• rétorik (Standard Malay)

Related terms

• retorik
• retoris

 

Further reading

• “retorika” 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.

Serbo-Croatian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /retǒrika/
• Hyphenation: re‧to‧ri‧ka

Noun

retòrika f (Cyrillic spelling рето̀рика)

1. (uncountable) rhetoric

Declension

Declension of retorika

	singular
nominative	retorika
genitive	retorike
dative	retorici
accusative	retoriku
vocative	retoriko
locative	retorici
instrumental	retorikom

Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish retórica.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ɾeˌtoɾiˈka/ [ɾɛˌto.ɾɪˈxa]
• Rhymes: -a
• Syllabification: re‧to‧ri‧ka

Noun

retóriká (Baybayin spelling ᜇᜒᜆᜓᜇᜒᜃ)

1. rhetoric

   Synonym: sayusay

Related terms

• retoriko
• retorikal