takziah
Indonesian
Etymology
Inherited from Malay takziah, from Arabic تَعْزِيَة (taʕziya, “consolation, mourning”).
Pronunciation
- (Standard Indonesian) IPA(key): /taʔˈziah/ [t̪aʔˈzi.ah]
- Rhymes: -ah
- Syllabification: tak‧zi‧ah
Noun
takziah (uncountable)
- condolence
- Synonym: belasungkawa
Further reading
- “takziah”, 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 Arabic تَعْزِيَة (taʕziya, “consolation, mourning”).
Noun
takziah (plural takziah-takziah)
- condolence ("expression of sympathy when someone has died")
Descendants
- > Indonesian: takziah (inherited)
Further reading
- “takziah”, in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu [Malay Literary Reference Centre] (in Malay), Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017