jenazah

Indonesian

Etymology

From Malay jenazah, from Classical Malay jenazah, from Arabic جَنَازَة (janāza).

Pronunciation

  • (standard) IPA(key): /d͡ʒəˈnazah/
  • (nonstandard) IPA(key): /d͡ʒəˈnasah/
  • Hyphenation: jênazah

Noun

jênazah (first-person possessive jenazahku, second-person possessive jenazahmu, third-person possessive jenazahnya)

  1. (honorific) corpse.
    Synonyms: mayat, batang

Alternative forms

  • jenasah (nonstandard)
  • djenazah (pre-1967)

Further reading

Malay

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic جَنَازَة (janāza).

Noun

jenazah (Jawi spelling جنازه, plural jenazah-jenazah, informal 1st possessive jenazahku, 2nd possessive jenazahmu, 3rd possessive jenazahnya)

  1. corpse (of a Muslim)

Synonyms

  • mayat (applicable to non-Muslims too)

Further reading

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