Indonesian edit

Etymology edit

Compound of surat (document, letter) +‎ kematian (death), calque of Dutch doodceel.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): [ˈsurat̚ kəmaˈtian]

Noun edit

surat kematian (first-person possessive surat kematianku, second-person possessive surat kematianmu, third-person possessive surat kematiannya)

  1. (healthcare) death certificate: a document issued by a medical practitioner, certifying the date, location and cause of a person's death as later entered in an official register of deaths.
    Synonym: akta kematian

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