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kubur.

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

5 characters2 syllables approx.Bahasa Indonesia language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈkubur/Standard-Indonesian[ˈku.bʊr]Standard-Indonesian
  1. grave (excavation in the earth as a place of burial)

  2. grave; tomb; sepulchre

Where this word comes from

From Malay kubur, from Classical Malay قُبُور, from Arabic قُبُور (qubūr, “grave, to bury”), plural conjugation of قَبْر (qabr, “to bury, to entomb”). Displaced native tanam (initially meaning “to bury”, now chiefly meaning “to plant”), and pendam (“to bury deeply”).

verb/ˈkubur/Standard-Indonesian[ˈku.bʊr]Standard-Indonesian
  1. to bury

Where this word comes from

From Malay kubur, from Classical Malay قُبُور, from Arabic قُبُور (qubūr, “grave, to bury”), plural conjugation of قَبْر (qabr, “to bury, to entomb”). Displaced native tanam (initially meaning “to bury”, now chiefly meaning “to plant”), and pendam (“to bury deeply”).

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