kubur

Indonesian

Etymology

From Malay kubur, from Arabic قُبُور (qubūr).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /ˈkubur/ [ˈku.bʊr]

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• Rhymes: -ubur
• Syllabification: ku‧bur

Noun

kubur (plural kubur-kubur, first-person possessive kuburku, second-person possessive kuburmu, third-person possessive kuburnya)

1. grave (excavation in the earth as a place of burial)

   Synonym: liang lahad

2. grave; tomb; sepulchre

   Synonyms: makam, pusara

Affixed terms

• berkubur
• kuburan
• mengubur
• menguburkan
• pengubur
• penguburan
• perkuburan
• terkubur

 

Further reading

• “kubur” 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

From Arabic قُبُور (qubūr).

Pronunciation

• (Johor) IPA^(key): /ˈkubo(r)/ [ˈku.bo(r)]

• (Northern Peninsular Malay) IPA^(key): /ˈkubor/ [ˈku.bor]

• (Bahasa Baku) IPA^(key): /ˈkubur/ [ˈku.bur]
• Hyphenation: ku‧bur

Noun

kubur (Jawi spelling قبور, plural kubur-kubur, informal 1st possessive kuburku, 2nd possessive kuburmu, 3rd possessive kuburnya)

1. grave; tomb

Derived terms

Affixed terms and other derivations

Regular affixed derivations:

• berkubur [stative / habitual] (beR-)
• menguburkan [agent focus + causative benefactive] (meN- + -kan)
• perkuburan [causative passive + resultative / locative / collective / variety / verbal noun / fruit] (peR- + -an)

Descendants

• Indonesian: kubur

See also

• pusara

Further reading

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