Minggoe
Definition & Context
Noun
A word that functions as the name of a specific object or set of objects, such as living creatures, places, actions, qualities, states of existence, or ideas.
An archaic spelling of “minggu”, referring to a unit of seven days or the seventh day of the week, written according to the Van Ophuijsen orthographic system used during the Dutch colonial era.
Synonyms & Variants
Ahad
Synonym derived from Arabic, often used in religious or formal contexts.
minggu
Old spelling of the word 'minggu' used during the Dutch East Indies colonial era, according to the Van Ophuijsen spelling system.
Pekan
Refers to the seven-day time unit (a week).
Domainggo
Etymological root from Portuguese 'Domingo' which is the origin of the word Minggoe.
Usage Notes or Etymology
The form minggoe is the archaic orthographic representation of minggu under the Van Ophuijsen spelling system, officially codified in 1901 by Dutch linguist Charles Adrian van Ophuijsen. In this system, the vowel sound /u/ was consistently rendered as oe, following Dutch orthographic conventions. The root word minggu itself derives from the Portuguese domingo, meaning the Lord's day or Sunday, which was borrowed into Malay and subsequently into Indonesian. The spelling minggoe appeared widely in colonial-era newspapers, official documents, and Malay literary works throughout the Dutch East Indies period, before being superseded by the Republican Spelling of 1947 and later the Perfected Spelling (EYD) of 1972.
Real-world Usage
Ia akan datang doea minggoe lagi. (Dia akan datang dua minggu lagi.)
English Translation
Representative of real-world usage and contextual accuracy.
Verified Evidence1
Boekoe Soerat-Soerat (TH. A. Du Mosch) Boekoe Soerat-Soerat (TH. A. Du Mosch)
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