Malay Word of the Day
rumah
/RU-mah/ • noun — 13th of Apr, 2026
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Meaning: house; home — a building or place where people live
Examples
- Rumah saya kecil tetapi selesa.
(My house is small but comfortable.) - Kami membeli rumah baru di pinggir bandar.
(We bought a new house on the outskirts of town.) - Pintu rumah itu berwarna biru.
(The door of that house is blue.)
Synonyms
- kediaman
- tempat tinggal
Use 'rumah' whenever referring to a house or someone's home. It appears in many compound phrases (e.g., 'rumah sewa' for rental house) and is used both for the physical building and the idea of home. To indicate possession, add a pronoun after the noun (e.g., 'rumah saya' = 'my house').
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