tuan rumah

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Indonesian

Etymology

tuan (“lord, master”) +‎ rumah (“house”), from Malay toean rumah (“house owner”). The sense “host” is a semantic loan from English host.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˌtu.an ˈru.mah/,

Noun

tuan rumah (plural tuan-tuan rumah)

  1. house owner
  2. host
    1. One which receives or entertains a guest, socially, commercially, or officially.
      Tuan rumah yang baik akan selalu menjamu tamu-tamunya.
      A good host will always serve his/her guests.
    2. One that provides a facility for an event.
    3. A person or organization responsible for running an event
  3. native population or inhabitant

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