sembelih

Indonesian

Etymology

Inherited from Malay sembelih.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /səmbəˈlih/ [səm.bəˈlɪh]
• Rhymes: -ih
• Syllabification: sem‧be‧lih

Verb

sêmbêlih (active menyembelih, passive disembelih)

1. to slaughter

Usage notes

This term and its derivations specifically refer to the killing of animals.

Derived terms

• penyembelih (“slaughterer”)
• penyembelihan (“slaughter, act of slaughtering”)
• sembelihan (“animal for slaughtering; slaughtered animal”)
• tersembelih (“slaughtered”)

Further reading

• “sembelih”, in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia [Great Dictionary of the Indonesian Language] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016