belasungkawa
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
Derived terms edit
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 Indonesia, 2016.