muzium
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Etymology
Noun
muzium
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
- Rhymes: -um
- (Johor-Selangor, Northern Peninsular Malay) IPA(key): /mjuˈziom/
- (Bahasa Baku) IPA(key): /mjuˈzium/
- Hyphenation: mu‧zi‧um
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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Further reading
- “muzium” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.