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funeral in Malay

pengebumian

/ˈfjuː.nə.ɹəl//ˈfju.nəɹ.əl/

funeral in Malay: pengebumian, pemakaman. In English, funeral means a ceremony to honor and remember a deceased person, often distinguished from a memorial service by the presence of the body of the deceased.

Malay words for funeral

ceremony to honour a deceased person
pengebumian, pemakaman

English meaning of funeral

  1. noun A ceremony to honor and remember a deceased person, often distinguished from a memorial service by the presence of the body of the deceased.
  2. noun A funeral sermon.

Full definition of funeral

funeral in a sentence

  • Many mourners turned up at the local artist's funeral to pay homage.

funeral in other languages

Questions about funeral in Malay

What is the meaning of funeral in Malay?
Funeral in Malay is pengebumian, pemakaman.
Apakah maksud funeral dalam bahasa Melayu?
Funeral: pengebumian, pemakaman.
What does funeral mean in English?
Funeral means a ceremony to honor and remember a deceased person, often distinguished from a memorial service by the presence of the body of the deceased.

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Adapted from Wiktionary: funeral (page history and authors), its translation table and English meanings. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the Malay words and English meanings and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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