perkuburan

Indonesian

Alternative forms

• pekuburan (nonstandard)

Etymology

Affixed kubur +‎ per- -an, from Malay perkuburan.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /pərkuˈburan/ [pər.kuˈbu.ran]
• Rhymes: -uran
• Syllabification: per‧ku‧bu‧ran

Noun

perkuburan (first-person possessive perkuburanku, second-person possessive perkuburanmu, third-person possessive perkuburannya)

1. cemetery

   Synonyms: kerkop, kuburan, pemakaman, sentiong

Further reading

• “perkuburan” 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.

Malay

Etymology

From kubur +‎ per- -an

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pərkuˈburan/ [pər.kuˈbu.ran]
• Hyphenation: per‧ku‧bu‧ran

Noun

perkuburan (Jawi spelling ڤرقبورن, plural perkuburan-perkuburan, informal 1st possessive perkuburanku, 2nd possessive perkuburanmu, 3rd possessive perkuburannya)

1. cemetery

   Synonyms: jirat, kandang, kubah, pemakaman, pusara, sentiung

Further reading

• “perkuburan” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.