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Sungkeman

[soong-kuh-MAHN]

noun daily fill

LanguageJavanese (Indonesia)

Meaning
  1. a ritual of showing respect by kneeling and kissing the hands of elders
Examples

Sungkeman dipunadani sasampunipun sholat Idul Fitri.

The respect ritual is held after the Eid al-Fitr prayer.

Pronunciationsoong-kuh-MAHN

Part of speechnoun

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