transcription, транскрипция: [ sär-ˈkä-fə-gəs ]
noun
( plural sar·coph·a·gi -ˌgī, -ˌjī, -ˌgē ; also -gus·es )
Etymology: Latin sarcophagus ( lapis ) limestone used for coffins, from Greek ( lithos ) sarkophagos, literally, flesh-eating stone, from sark- sarc- + phagein to eat — more at baksheesh
Date: 1619
: a stone coffin ; broadly : coffin