Exequies

/ˈɛksɪkwiz/ noun

Definition

A formal funeral ceremony or burial rites performed to honor a dead person.

Etymology

From Latin exequiae, plural of exequi meaning 'to follow out' or 'to execute.' The word evolved from ex- (out) and sequi (to follow), originally referring to the procession following a deceased person.

Kelly Says

The word exequies is almost always used in plural form—even though it refers to one funeral—making it one of English's fascinating exceptions to normal pluralization rules, similar to how we say 'clothes' rather than 'cloths.'

Translations

AMአማርኛ
葬禮
za-ng-li
ARالعربية
موكب جنازة
moubk janaza
BNবাংলা
শ্রদ্ধাঞ্জলি
shraddha-anjali
CACatalà
exèquies
e-xe-kwi-es
CSČeština
pohřeb
po-hřeb
DADansk
begravelse
be-gra-ve-lse
DEDeutsch
Begräbnis
be-grae-b-nis
ELΕλληνικά
ταφή
ta-fi
ESEspañol
exequias
e-xe-ki-as
FAفارسی
مراسم خاکسپاری
mara-sim-e-kha-ks-pa-ri
FISuomi
hautaja
hau-ta-ja
FRFrançais
exéquies
e-zekwi
GUGU
વિધિ
vidhi
HAHA
auren
auren
HEעברית
הלוויה
h-lo-via
HIहिन्दी
अंतिम संस्कार
an-tim-san-skar
HUMagyar
temetés
te-me-tes
IDBahasa Indonesia
pemakaman
pe-ma-ka-man
IGIG
ịrị
ịrị
ITItaliano
esequie
e-ze-kwie
JA日本語
葬儀
sou-gi
KKKK
төркі
tör-ki
KMKM
ពិធីបុណ្យ
pith-i-bun-ny
KO한국어
장례식
jang-rye-sik
MRMR
अंतिम संस्कार
an-tim-san-skar
MSBahasa Melayu
kenduri
ken-du-ri
MYမြန်မာ
ပြည်သူ
pyi-th-u
NLNederlands
afscheid
af-scheid
NONorsk
begravelse
be-gra-ve-lse
PAPA
ਸਮਾধੀ
samadhi
PLPolski
pogrzeb
po-grzeb
PTPortuguês
exequias
e-xe-ki-as
RORomână
înmormântare
in-mor-mânt-a-re
RUРусский
похороны
pokhoro-ny
SVSvenska
begravning
be-gra-v-ning
SWKiswahili
uchaguzi
uchaguzi
TAதமிழ்
இறுதி சடங்கு
iruthi sadangku
TEతెలుగు
చిరునామా
chiru-naama
THไทย
พิธีศพ
p-i-thi-sap
TLTL
pamaalam
pa-ma-la-am
TRTürkçe
Cenaze töreni
cenaze töreni
UKУкраїнська
похорони
po-khor-ony
URاردو
جنازہ
janaza
VITiếng Việt
lễ tang
le tang
YOYO
ẹ̀kọ́
ẹ̀kọ́
ZH中文
葬礼
zànglǐ
ZUZU
ukuthula
u-ku-thu-la

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