haflah

== Indonesian == === Etymology === From Malay haflah, from Arabic حَفْلَة (ḥafla, “gathering; party, celebration”). === Pronunciation === (Standard Indonesian) IPA(key): /ˈhaflah/ [ˈhaf.lah] Rhymes: -aflah Syllabification: haf‧lah === Noun === haflah (plural haflah-haflah) celebration Synonyms: perayaan, selebrasi ==== Notes ==== Mainly used in Islamic context, especially in Islamic schools and pesantrens. Examples include haflah imtihan (grade promotion ceremony), haflah akhirusanah ("end of the year celebration"), etc. === Further reading === “haflah”, 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