Laut Rum

Malay

Etymology

Laut (“sea”) +‎ Rum (“Rome”), literally “Roman sea”. (compare with Arabic بحر الروم (“baḥr ar-rūm”))

Proper noun

Laut Rum

1. (archaic) Mediterranean Sea

References

• Crawford, John (1852) A Grammar and Dictionary of the Malay Language, London: Smith, Elder, & Co., page 153