gongyo

Indonesian

Etymology

Borrowed from Japanese 勤行(ごんぎょう) (gongyō, “religious (Buddhist) service”), from 勤(ごん) (gon, “diligence, become employed, serve”) + 行(ぎょう) (gyō, “going, journey”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɡon.ɡʲo/
• IPA^(key): /ɡɔn.ɡʲɔ/
• IPA^(key): /ɣon.ɣʲo/
• IPA^(key): /ɣɔn.ɣʲɔ/
• Hyphenation: gon‧gyo

Noun

gongyo (first-person possessive gongyoku, second-person possessive gongyomu, third-person possessive gongyonya)

1. (Buddhism) Religious service practiced by Nichiren Buddhists.

Further reading

• “gongyo” 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.