Indonesian

Noun

rumah

1. house (abode)
2. home (house or structure in which someone lives)

   Kemarin aku pergi ke rumah teman.‎

   I went to a friend’s home yesterday.

Derived terms

• rumah makan ‎(“restaurant”)
• rumah sakit ‎(“hospital”)

Malay

Alternative forms

• رومه

Etymology

From Proto-Malayic *rumah, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *ʀumaq, from Proto-Austronesian *ʀumaq.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /rumah/
• Rhymes: -umah, -mah, -ah

Noun

rumah ‎(Jawi spelling رومه)

1. house (abode)
2. home (house or structure in which someone lives)

Derived terms

• rumah makan / رومه ماکن ‎(“restaurant”)
• rumah sakit / رومه ساکيت ‎(“hospital”)

Synonyms

• bait / بيت