misionaris

Indonesian

Etymology

From Dutch missionaris, from French missionnaire. The sense “missionary position” is a semantic loan from English missionary.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [mi.si.oˈna.rɪs]
• Hyphenation: mi‧si‧o‧na‧ris

Noun

misionaris (first-person possessive misionarisku, second-person possessive misionarismu, third-person possessive misionarisnya)

1. missionary,
   1. (Christianity, Roman Catholicism) a person who travels attempting to spread a religion or a creed.
   2. The missionary position for sexual intercourse.

Synonyms

• (Protestant missionary): zendeling

Related terms

• emisi
• misi
• remisi

 

Further reading

• “misionaris” 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.