meninggal dunia
Indonesian
Etymology
Compound of meninggal (“to pass away”) + dunia (“world”).
Noun
meninggal dunia (active meninggal dunia)
- (euphemistic) to pass away.
Further reading
- “meninggal dunia”, in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia [Great Dictionary of the Indonesian Language] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016
Malay
Etymology
From meninggal + dunia, literally “to leave the world”. Compare Persian از دنیا رفتن (az donyâ raftan), of which it may possibly be a calque.
Verb
meninggal dunia (intransitive)
- (euphemistic) To pass away.
- Synonyms: pulang ke rahmatullah, mati, mampus
Descendants
- > Indonesian: meninggal dunia (inherited)
Further reading
- “meninggal dunia”, in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu [Malay Literary Reference Centre] (in Malay), Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017