perikop

Indonesian

Etymology

Borrowed from Dutch perikoop, from Late Latin pericope, from Ancient Greek περικοπή (perikopḗ, section), from περι- (peri-, across) + κοπή (kopḗ, cutting), from κόπτω (kóptō, I cut).

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Indonesian) IPA(key): /peˈrikop/ [peˈri.kɔp̚]
  • Rhymes: -ikop
  • Syllabification: pe‧ri‧kop

Noun

périkop (plural perikop-perikop)

  1. (rhetoric, Christianity) pericope

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