Entomb — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

place in a grave or tomb

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ɛntˈuːm/

🇬🇧British English

/ɛntˈuːm/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ɛntˈuːm/

2 syllables Say it as /ɛntˈuːm/.

Examples

Stalin was buried behind the Kremlin wall on Red Square
The pharaohs were entombed in the pyramids
My grandfather was laid to rest last Sunday

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

bury lay to rest inter inhume

Parts of Speech

verb	place in a grave or tomb “Stalin was buried behind the Kremlin wall on Red Square”

Word Forms

burial	noun	the ritual placing of a corpse in a grave
entombment	noun	the ritual placing of a corpse in a grave
inhumation	noun	the ritual placing of a corpse in a grave
interment	noun	the ritual placing of a corpse in a grave

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

beisetzen

in ein Grab oder Grab legen

🇫🇷French

enterrement

placer dans une tombe ou un tombeau

🇪🇸Spanish

enterrar

colocar en una tumba o tumba

🇮🇹Italian

seppellire

collocare in una tomba o in una tomba

🇳🇱Dutch

begraven

in een graf of tombe plaatsen

🇵🇹Portuguese

sepultamento

colocar em uma sepultura ou tumba

🇷🇺Russian

погребать

положить в могилу или гробницу

India

🇮🇳Hindi

दफ़न करना

कब्र या कब्र में रखना

🇧🇩Bengali

সমাধি

একটি কবর বা সমাধিতে রাখুন

🇮🇳Tamil

கல்லறை

ஒரு கல்லறை அல்லது கல்லறையில் வைக்கவும்

🇮🇳Telugu

సమాధి

సమాధి లేదా సమాధిలో ఉంచండి

🇮🇳Marathi

समाधी

थडग्यात किंवा थडग्यात ठेवा

🇮🇳Gujarati

સમાધિ

કબર અથવા કબરમાં મૂકો

🇮🇳Kannada

ಸಮಾಧಿ

ಸಮಾಧಿ ಅಥವಾ ಸಮಾಧಿಯಲ್ಲಿ ಇರಿಸಿ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ശവകുടീരം

ഒരു ശവക്കുഴിയിലോ ശവകുടീരത്തിലോ സ്ഥാപിക്കുക

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਕਬਰ

ਇੱਕ ਕਬਰ ਜਾਂ ਕਬਰ ਵਿੱਚ ਰੱਖੋ

🇵🇰Urdu

قبر

ایک قبر یا قبر میں جگہ

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

埋葬

放置在坟墓或坟墓中

🇯🇵Japanese

葬る

墓または墓に置く

🇰🇷Korean

매장하다

무덤이나 묘에 안치하다

🇻🇳Vietnamese

chôn

đặt trong một ngôi mộ hoặc ngôi mộ

🇹🇭Thai

ฝังศพ

วางไว้ในหลุมศพหรือหลุมฝังศพ

🇮🇩Indonesian

memakamkan

tempatkan di kuburan atau makam

🇵🇭Filipino

libingan

ilagay sa isang libingan o libingan

🇲🇾Malay

kubur

letak dalam kubur atau kubur

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

دفن

مكان في قبر أو قبر

🇮🇷Persian

مقبره کردن

قرار دادن در قبر یا مقبره

🇹🇷Turkish

mezara koymak

bir mezara veya türbeye yerleştirmek

🇮🇱Hebrew

לִקְבּוֹר

לשים בקבר או בקבר

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The primary meaning of 'entomb' is 'place in a grave or tomb'.

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