misteri
See also: mistèri
Catalan
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin mysterium, from Ancient Greek μυστήριον (mustḗrion, “a mystery, a secret, a secret rite”).
Related terms
Further reading
- “misteri” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
Indonesian
Etymology
From Dutch mysterie, from Latin mysterium, from Ancient Greek μυστήριον (mustḗrion, “a mystery, a secret, a secret rite”), from μύστης (mústēs, “initiated one”), from μυέω (muéō, “I initiate”), from μύω (múō, “I shut”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [mɪsˈte.ri]
- Hyphenation: mis‧té‧ri
Noun
mistéri (first-person possessive misteriku, second-person possessive misterimu, third-person possessive misterinya)
- mystery,
- Synonym: kegaiban
- something secret or unexplainable; an unknown.
- someone or something with an obscure or puzzling nature.
- (Christianity) A religious truth not understandable by the application of human reason alone (without divine aid).
Further reading
- “misteri” 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.
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