kubur
Indonesian
Etymology
From Malay kubur, from Arabic قُبُور (qubūr).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈkubʊr]
- Hyphenation: ku‧bur
Noun
kubur (plural kubur-kubur, first-person possessive kuburku, second-person possessive kuburmu, third-person possessive kuburnya)
- grave: an excavation in the earth as a place of burial.
- Synonym: liang lahad
- grave, tomb, sepulcher.
- Synonym: makam
Affixed terms
- berkubur
- kuburan
- mengubur
- menguburkan
- pekuburan
- pengubur
- penguburan
- terkubur
Further reading
- “kubur” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Language Development and Fostering Agency — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.
Malay
Etymology
From Arabic قُبُور (qubūr).
Noun
kubur (Jawi spelling قبور, plural kubur-kubur, informal 1st possessive kuburku, 2nd possessive kuburmu, 3rd possessive kuburnya)
- graves, tombs
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.