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hearse in Malay

van jenazah

/hɜːs/US/hɝs/

hearse in Malay: van jenazah. In English, hearse means a framework of wood or metal placed over the coffin or tomb of a deceased person, and covered with a pall; also, a temporary canopy bearing wax lights and set up in a church, under which the coffin was placed during the funeral ceremonies.

Malay words for hearse

vehicle for transporting dead
van jenazah

English meaning of hearse

  1. noun A framework of wood or metal placed over the coffin or tomb of a deceased person, and covered with a pall; also, a temporary canopy bearing wax lights and set up in a church, under which the coffin was placed during the funeral ceremonies.
  2. noun A grave, coffin, tomb, or sepulchral monument.
  3. noun A bier or handbarrow for conveying the dead to the grave.
  4. noun A carriage or vehicle specially adapted or used for transporting a dead person to the place of funeral or to the grave.

Full definition of hearse

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Questions about hearse in Malay

What is the meaning of hearse in Malay?
Hearse in Malay is van jenazah.
Apakah maksud hearse dalam bahasa Melayu?
Hearse: van jenazah.
What does hearse mean in English?
Hearse means a framework of wood or metal placed over the coffin or tomb of a deceased person, and covered with a pall; also, a temporary canopy bearing wax lights and set up in a church, under which the coffin was placed during the funeral ceremonies.

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Adapted from Wiktionary: hearse (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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