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Iban
Etymology
Borrowed from English museum.
Noun
muzium
- museum
Malay
Etymology
From English museum from Latin mūsēum (“library, study”), from Ancient Greek Μουσεῖον (Mouseîon), shrine of the Muses (Μοῦσα (Moûsa)). Doublet of museum.
Pronunciation
Noun
muzium (Jawi spelling موزيوم, plural muzium-muzium, informal 1st possessive muziumku, 2nd possessive muziummu, 3rd possessive muziumnya)
- (Malaysia, Singapore) museum: a building or institution dedicated to the acquisition, conservation, study, exhibition, and educational interpretation of objects having scientific, historical, cultural or artistic value.
- Synonym: museum
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