belasungkawa

Indonesian

Etymology

From Sanskrit वेला (velā, “time”) and Javanese sungkawa (ꦱꦸꦁꦏꦮ, “sad”), Old Javanese suṅkawa (“sad”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [bɛlasʊŋˈkawa]
• Hyphenation: bè‧la‧sung‧ka‧wa

Noun

bèlasungkawa (first-person possessive belasungkawaku, second-person possessive belasungkawamu, third-person possessive belasungkawanya)

1. condolences: comfort, support, or sympathy offered especially to the family and friends of somebody who has died.

   Synonym: takziah

Derived terms

• berbelasungkawa

 

Further reading

• “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.