jirat

Indonesian

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Indonesian) IPA(key): /ˈd͡ʒirat/ [ˈd͡ʒi.rat̪̚]
  • Rhymes: -irat
  • Syllabification: ji‧rat

Etymology 1

Inherited from Malay jirat, from Arabic زِيَارَات (ziyārāt).

Noun

jirat (plural jirat-jirat)

  1. gravestone, tombstone
    Synonym: nisan

Etymology 2

Noun

jirat (plural jirat-jirat)

  1. alternative form of jerat

Further reading

Malay

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic زِيَارَات (ziyārāt).[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈd͡ʒirat/ [ˈd͡ʒi.rat̪̚]

Noun

jirat (Jawi spelling جيرت, plural jirat-jirat)

  1. non-Muslim grave, tomb
    Hypernym: kubur
  2. gravestone, tombstone
    Synonym: nisan

Descendants

  • Indonesian: jirat
  • → Urak Lawoi': ยฺีรัยจ (jirac)

References

  1. ^ Jones, R. (2008) [2007], “jirat”, in Loan-words in Indonesian and Malay, Indonesian imprints edition, Jakarta: Yayasan Pustaka Obor Indonesia, →ISBN

Further reading

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