Definition
A stone coffin, typically adorned with inscriptions or carvings, used for burying the dead. The term originally referred to a type of limestone believed to consume flesh.
Etymology
From Latin 'sarcophagus', from Greek 'sarkophagos' (sark- 'flesh' + -phagos 'eating'), originally a kind of limestone thought to decompose flesh.
Translations
AFAfrikaans
sarkofaag
sar-ko-FAK
AMአማርኛ
ድንጋይ ቤት
din-gay bet
ARالعربية
تابوت حجري
taa-BOOT haj-ree
BGБългарски
саркофаг
sar-ko-FAK
BNবাংলা
পাথরের কফিন
path-THO-rer ko-FIN
CACatalà
sarcòfag
sar-KO-fak
CSČeština
sarkofág
sar-ko-FAAG
DADansk
sarkofag
sar-ko-FAK
DEDeutsch
Sarkophag
zar-ko-FAK
ELΕλληνικά
σαρκοφάγος
sar-ko-FA-gos
ESEspañol
sarcófago
sar-KO-fa-go
ETEesti
sarkofaag
sar-ko-FAK
EUEuskara
sarkofagoa
sar-ko-FA-go-a
FAفارسی
تابوت سنگی
taa-boot san-GI
FISuomi
sarkofagi
sar-ko-FA-gi
FRFrançais
sarcophage
sar-ko-FAZH
GLGalego
sarcófago
sar-KO-fa-go
HEעברית
ארון אבן
a-RON e-VEN
HIहिन्दी
पत्थर का ताबूत
path-THAR ka taa-BOOT
HRHrvatski
sarkofag
sar-ko-FAG
HUMagyar
szarkofág
SAR-ko-faag
IDBahasa Indonesia
sarkofagus
sar-ko-FA-gus
ITItaliano
sarcofago
sar-KO-fa-go
LTLietuvių
sarkofagas
sar-ko-FA-gas
LVLatviešu
sarkofāgs
sar-ko-FAAKS
MNМонгол
чулуун авлага
chu-luun av-la-ga
MSBahasa Melayu
sarkofagus
sar-ko-FA-gus
MYမြန်မာ
ကျောက်ခေါင်း
kyauk-khaung
NLNederlands
sarkofaag
sar-ko-FAK
NONorsk
sarkofag
sar-ko-FAK
PLPolski
sarkofag
sar-KO-fag
PTPortuguês
sarcófago
sar-KO-fa-go
RORomână
sarcofag
sar-ko-FAG
RUРусский
саркофаг
sar-ko-FAK
SKSlovenčina
sarkofág
sar-ko-FAAG
SLSlovenščina
sarkofag
sar-ko-FAG
SRСрпски
саркофаг
sar-ko-FAK
SVSvenska
sarkofag
sar-ko-FAK
SWKiswahili
sanduku la mawe
san-DU-ku la MA-we
TAதமிழ்
கல்லறை
kal-la-RAI
TEతెలుగు
రాతి శవపేటిక
raa-ti sha-va-PE-ti-ka
UKУкраїнська
саркофаг
sar-ko-FAK
URاردو
پتھر کا تابوت
path-THAR ka taa-BOOT
VITiếng Việt
quan tài đá
quan tai da