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Brunei Malay
Etymology
From Proto-Malayic *rumah, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *ʀumaq, from Proto-Austronesian *ʀumaq.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ru.mah/
- (Kedayan) IPA(key): /umah/
- Hyphenation: ru‧mah
Noun
rumah
- house (abode)
- home (house or structure in which someone lives)
Iban
Etymology
From Proto-Malayic *rumah, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *ʀumaq, from Proto-Austronesian *ʀumaq.
Noun
rumah
- house (abode)
- home (house or structure in which someone lives)
Derived terms
Indonesian
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Malay rumah, from Classical Malay rumah (“house”), from Proto-Malayic *rumah, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *ʀumaq, from Proto-Austronesian *ʀumaq.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈrumah/,
- Hyphenation: ru‧mah
Noun
rumah (first-person possessive rumahku, second-person possessive rumahmu, third-person possessive rumahnya)
- house (abode)
- home (house or structure in which someone lives)
Kemarin aku pergi ke rumah teman.- I went to a friend’s home yesterday.
Derived terms
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Malay
Etymology
From Proto-Malayic *rumah, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *ʀumaq, from Proto-Austronesian *ʀumaq.
Pronunciation
Noun
rumah (Jawi spelling رومه, plural rumah-rumah, informal 1st possessive rumahku, 2nd possessive rumahmu, 3rd possessive rumahnya)
- house (abode)
- home (house or structure in which someone lives)
- Synonym: (archaic) bait / بيت
Derived terms
Affixed terms and other derivations
Regular affixed derivations:
Descendants
See also
Further reading