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Pronunciation / Transliteration: maejang
"고인의 매장은 가족묘에서 거행되었습니다."
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The burial of a corpse in a grave or tomb.
"The family gathered for the interment in the private cemetery."
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Old French 'entrement', coming from the Late Latin 'intermentare' meaning to place in a tomb (from 'in-' meaning in + 'terra' meaning earth). It entered Middle English via legal and religious terminology to describe the formal burial of a corpse.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Interment" is said worldwide
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inhumation
Transliteration: inhumation
"L'inhumation aura lieu demain après-midi."
Beisetzung
Transliteration: Beisetzung
"Die Beisetzung fand im engsten Familienkreis statt."
sepoltura
Transliteration: sepoltura
"La sepoltura è prevista per giovedì."
sepelio
Transliteration: sepelio
"Al sepelio asistieron numerosos amigos y familiares."
sepultamento
Transliteration: sepultamento
"O sepultamento ocorreu no cemitério municipal."
दफ़नाने की क्रिया
Transliteration: dafnane ki kriya
"शव का दफ़नाने की क्रिया शांति से संपन्न हुई।"
安葬
Transliteration: ānzàng
"家属们参加了先人的安葬仪式。"
매장
Transliteration: maejang
"고인의 매장은 가족묘에서 거행되었습니다."
埋葬
Transliteration: maisou
"故人の埋葬は静かに行われました。"
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