belasungkawa
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Indonesian[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Sanskrit वेला (velā, “time”) and Javanese sungkawa (ꦱꦸꦁꦏꦮ, “sad”), Old Javanese suṅkawa (“sad”).
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
bèlasungkawa (first-person possessive belasungkawaku, second-person possessive belasungkawamu, third-person possessive belasungkawanya)
- condolences: comfort, support, or sympathy offered especially to the family and friends of somebody who has died.
- Synonym: takziah
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Further reading[edit]
- “belasungkawa” 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.