keranda

Indonesian

Etymology

Inherited from Malay keranda (coffin), from Pali karaṇḍa (basket), from Sanskrit करण्ड (karaṇḍa, basket).

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Indonesian) IPA(key): /kəˈranda/ [kəˈran.da]
  • Rhymes: -anda
  • Syllabification: ke‧ran‧da

Noun

kêranda

  1. bier (a litter to transport the corpse of a dead person)

Further reading

Malay

Etymology

From Pali karaṇḍa (basket), from Sanskrit करण्ड (karaṇḍa, basket).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [kə.ran.da]
  • Rhymes: -da, -a
  • Hyphenation: ke‧ran‧da

Noun

keranda (Jawi spelling کرندا, plural keranda-keranda)

  1. A coffin.
    Synonyms: larung, long

Descendants

  • Indonesian: keranda

Further reading