praalgraf
Afrikaans
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈprɑːl.χraf/
Noun
praalgraf (plural praalgrafte)
- An decorative grave or funerary monument (e.g. a large statue), a mausoleum.
- Synonym: mausoleum
- Die diktators van hierdie land behoort in praalgrafte gesit te word.
- The dictators of this country are supposed to be placed in ostentatious graves.
Dutch
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈpraːl.ɣrɑf/
Audio (file) - Hyphenation: praal‧graf
Noun
praalgraf n (plural praalgraven)
- An decorative grave or funerary monument (e.g. a large statue), a mausoleum.
- Synonym: mausoleum
- Een praalhans behoort in een praalgraf begraven te worden.
- A braggart ought to be buried in an ostentatious grave.
Descendants
- Afrikaans: praalgraf
- → West Frisian: prealgrêf (calque)
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