sedekah

Indonesian

Etymology

From Malay sedekah, from Classical Malay sedekah, from Arabic صَدَقَة‎ (ṣadaqa, “alms, charity”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [səd̪əˈkah]
• Hyphenation: sê‧dê‧kah

Noun

sedekah (plural, first-person possessive sedekahku, second-person possessive sedekahmu, third-person possessive sedekahnya)

1. alms, charity

   Synonyms: amal, bantuan, derma, donasi, nafkah, infak, pertolongan, sokongan, subsidi, sumbangan, zakat

2. (Can we verify⁽⁺⁾ this sense?) slametan: a (Javanese) communal feast, held to celebrate numerous types of event.

   Synonyms: kenduri, selamatan

3. offering, usually food, to the spirit.

Derived terms

Terms derived from sedekah

• bersedekah
• menyedekahi

• menyedekahkan

Compounds

• sedekah arwah
• sedekah bumi
• sedekah kubur
• sedekah rebutan