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Pronunciation / Transliteration: hwajang
"고인의 유해는 화장되었습니다."
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The disposal of a dead person's body by burning it to ashes, typically after a funeral ceremony.
"The family chose cremation instead of a traditional burial."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Late Middle English (denoting the scorching of the body by fire as a punishment): from ecclesiastical Latin crematio(n-), from Latin cremare 'burn'.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Cremation" is said worldwide
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crémation
Transliteration: kremasjɔ̃
"La crémation a eu lieu mardi."
Einäscherung
Transliteration: ˈaɪnˌɛʃəʁʊŋ
"Die Einäscherung fand im engen Familienkreis statt."
cremazione
Transliteration: krematˈtsjone
"Hanno optato per la cremazione."
cremación
Transliteration: kɾemaˈsjon
"Los parientes decidieron la cremación del difunto."
cremação
Transliteration: kɾemajˈsɐ̃w
"A cremação ocorreu no final da tarde."
दाह-संस्कार
Transliteration: daah sanskaar
"शव का दाह-संस्कार किया गया।"
火化
Transliteration: huǒhuà
"家属决定进行火化。"
화장
Transliteration: hwajang
"고인의 유해는 화장되었습니다."
火葬
Transliteration: kazō
"遺体は火葬に付された。"
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