sedekah

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Indonesian

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Etymology

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From Malay sedekah, from Classical Malay sedekah, from Arabic صَدَقَة (ṣadaqa, alms, charity).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [səd̪əˈkah]
  • Hyphenation: sê‧dê‧kah

Noun

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sedekah (first-person possessive sedekahku, second-person possessive sedekahmu, third-person possessive sedekahnya)

  1. alms, charity
    Synonyms: amal, bantuan, derma, donasi, nafkah, infak, pertolongan, sokongan, subsidi, sumbangan, zakat
  2. (Can we verify(+) this sense?) slametan: a (Javanese) communal feast, held to celebrate numerous types of event.
    Synonyms: kenduri, selamatan
  3. offering, usually food, to the spirit.

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