haleluya

Indonesian

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Dutch halleluja, haleloeja, from Biblical Hebrew הַלְלוּיָהּ (hal'luyáh, Praise Yah).

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Indonesian) IPA(key): /haleˈluja/ [ha.leˈlu.ja]
  • Rhymes: -uja
  • Syllabification: ha‧le‧lu‧ya

Interjection

haleluya

  1. (Christianity, chiefly Protestantism) hallelujah

Usage notes

This spelling, haleluya, is commonly used by Protestant. Roman Catholic use Latin-derived spelling aleluya, alleluya (from Dutch alleluja, from Latin allelūia).

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