Definition
A long cloth that wraps around a dead body for burial, or anything that covers or hides something else.
Etymology
From Old English 'scrud' meaning clothing or covering; the word's literal meaning (burial cloth) became the primary sense, with the metaphorical meaning (anything that hides) developing later.
Kelly Says
The word 'shroud' gained a famous metaphorical life in 'the Shroud of Turin'—a cloth believers claim wrapped Jesus—making the word itself become tied to mystery and religious controversy.
Translations
CACatalà
sudari
soo-DAH-ree
DADansk
ligklæde
LEE-glay-deh
DEDeutsch
Leichentuch
LAHKH-en-tookh
ELΕλληνικά
εσθής
es-thees
ESEspañol
sudario
soo-DAH-ree-oh
FISuomi
ruumisvaate
ROO-mis-vah-teh
FRFrançais
linceul
lahn-SUHL
IDBahasa Indonesia
kafan
KAH-fahn
ITItaliano
sudario
soo-DAH-ree-oh
MSBahasa Melayu
kafan
KAH-fahn
NLNederlands
lijkwade
LAYK-vah-deh
NONorsk
likklæde
LEE-klay-deh
PTPortuguês
mortalha
mohr-TAHL-yah
RORomână
giulgiu
JOO-lee-yoo
SVSvenska
likkläde
LEE-klay-deh
SWKiswahili
kafani
kah-FAH-nee
TAதமிழ்
பட்டாடை
pat-ta-dai
THไทย
ผ้าคลุมศพ
phaa khloom sop
UKУкраїнська
саван
sah-VAN
VITiếng Việt
khăn liệm
khan lyem
ZUZU
isikhafu
see-KHAH-foo