rumah sakit

Indonesian

Etymology

Compound of rumah (house) + sakit (sick), calque of Dutch ziekenhuis (hospital, literally sick house).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈrumah ˈsakɪt̚]

Noun

rumah sakit (first-person possessive rumah sakitku, second-person possessive rumah sakitmu, third-person possessive rumah sakitnya)

  1. (healthcare) a hospital, medical care facility.

Alternative forms

Derived terms

  • kerumahsakitan
  • merumahsakitkan
  • perumahsakitan

Further reading

Malay

Etymology

rumah (house) + sakit (sick, pain).

Pronunciation

Noun

rumah sakit (plural rumah-rumah sakit)

  1. (Indonesia, obsolete) hospital (building)

Synonyms

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