bongpai

Indonesian

Etymology

Borrowed from Xiamen Hokkien 墓牌 (bōng-pâi).

Noun

bongpai (plural bongpai-bongpai, first-person possessive bongpaiku, second-person possessive bongpaimu, third-person possessive bongpainya)

(dialect) tombstone; gravestone
tak lama kemudian sampailah mereka di sebuah kuburan kuno yang penuh dengan batu-batu bongpai (pusara) berukir.^[1] ― They arrive in old graveyard which is full with carved tombstone.

Usage notes

The word used by Chinese community.^[2]

References

^ Asmaraman S. Kho Ping Hoo (1995) Bu Kek Siansu: Cinta Bernoda Darah (in Indonesian), Digital Indonesia Investama
^ Annisa Maghfirani Ramadhan, Nurul Lia Rosito Iswan (2022) Aris Muzhiat, Saiful Iskandar, Alfin Awaludin, Irma Qoyyimah, editors, Kamus Arsitektur Banten–Indonesia [Architecture Dictionary Banten–Indonesia] (in Indonesian), Serang: Kantor Bahasa Provinsi Banten, Kementerian Pendidikan, Kebudayaan,Riset, dan Teknologi, →ISBN, page 66

[1] Asmaraman S. Kho Ping Hoo (1995) Bu Kek Siansu: Cinta Bernoda Darah (in Indonesian), Digital Indonesia Investama

[2] Annisa Maghfirani Ramadhan, Nurul Lia Rosito Iswan (2022) Aris Muzhiat, Saiful Iskandar, Alfin Awaludin, Irma Qoyyimah, editors, Kamus Arsitektur Banten–Indonesia [Architecture Dictionary Banten–Indonesia] (in Indonesian), Serang: Kantor Bahasa Provinsi Banten, Kementerian Pendidikan, Kebudayaan,Riset, dan Teknologi, →ISBN, page 66

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