rumah panjang

Indonesian

Etymology

Compound of rumah (house) + panjang (long), from Malay rumah panjang.

Noun

rumah panjang (first-person possessive rumah panjangku, second-person possessive rumah panjangmu, third-person possessive rumah panjangnya)

  1. longhouse (especially that of the traditional ethnic groups of Borneo)
  2. (uncommon) brothel
    Synonyms: bordil, rumah kuning, rumah pelacuran

Further reading

Malay

Etymology

rumah (house) + panjang (long).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ru.mah pan.d͡ʒaŋ/

Noun

rumah panjang (Jawi spelling رومه ڤنجڠ, plural rumah-rumah panjang, informal 1st possessive rumah panjangku, 2nd possessive rumah panjangmu, 3rd possessive rumah panjangnya)

  1. longhouse (especially that of the traditional ethnic groups of Borneo)
  2. (uncommon) brothel
    Synonym: rumah pelacuran

Descendants

  • Indonesian: rumah panjang

See also

  • tuai rumah (leader of a longhouse)

Further reading

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