| 释义 |
‖ sedekah|sedeˈka|
[Malay, f. Arab. ṣadaqa.]
In Malaysia: alms; a voluntary offering.
1839T. J. Newbold Straits of Malacca I. ii. 88 When a boy has gone through the Koran..his parents give Sedekah, or alms. 1900W. W. Skeat Malay Magic vi. 403 In the case of a Sultan as many as possible bear a hand in sending him to the grave..partly for the sake of the sĕdĕkah or alms given to the bearers. 1972A. Amin tr. Shahnon Ahmad's No Harvest but Thorn ix. 96 Lahuma need not worry any more, thought Jeha. The feast would be a sedekah to all. |