surat kematian
Indonesian
Etymology
Compound of surat (“document, letter”) + kematian (“death”), calque of Dutch doodceel.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈsurat̚ kəmaˈtian]
Noun
surat kematian (plural surat-surat kematian)
- (healthcare) death certificate: a document issued by a medical practitioner, certifying the date, location and cause of a person's death as later entered in an official register of deaths
- Synonym: akta kematian
Further reading
- “surat kematian” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.