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10 Language-to-English DictionariesFuneral parlour
/ˈfjuːnərəl ˈpɑːlər/Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
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An establishment maintained by an undertaker where dead bodies are prepared for burial or cremation and where funeral services may be held.
"The family gathered at the local funeral parlour to make arrangements for the memorial service."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The term 'funeral' derives from the Latin 'funus', meaning burial or funeral procession, entering Middle English via Old French. 'Parlour' originates from the Old French 'parloer', meaning a speaking room or a place for conversation, stemming from 'parler' (to speak). Combined in the 19th century, the phrase originally denoted a room in a private home or establishment set aside for viewing the deceased before burial.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Funeral parlour" is said worldwide
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pompes funèbres
Transliteration: pomp fynɛbʁ
"La famille s'est rendue aux pompes funèbres pour organiser les obsèques."
Bestattungsinstitut
Transliteration: bəˈʃtatʊŋsˌɪnstituːt
"Das Bestattungsinstitut half bei der Planung der Beerdigung."
agenzia funebre
Transliteration: adʒenˈtsiːa ˈfunebre
"Si sono rivolti a un'agenzia funebre per i preparativi."
tanatorio
Transliteration: tanaˈtoɾjo
"El velatorio se llevará a cabo en el tanatorio municipal."
agência funerária
Transliteration: aˈʒẽsi.ɐ funeˈɾaɾi.ɐ
"A agência funerária cuidou de todos os detalhes do sepultamento."
शवगृह
Transliteration: shavgrih
Script: हिंदी देवनागरी
"अंतिम संस्कार की तैयारी के लिए परिवार शवगृह गया।"
殡仪馆
Transliteration: bìnyíguǎn
Script: 中文汉字
"家属前往殡仪馆商量葬礼事宜。"
장례식장
Transliteration: jangnyesikjang
Script: 한국어 한글
"유가족들은 장례식장에서 조문객을 맞이했다."
葬儀場
Transliteration: sōgijō
Script: 日本語
"家族は葬儀場で故人との最後のお別れをした。"
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