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 (plural jenazah-jenazah)

1. (honorific) corpse.

   Synonyms: mayat, batang

Alternative forms

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

Further reading

• “jenazah” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.

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

• “jenazah” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.