rumah sakit

Indonesian

Alternative forms

• rumkit (acronym)
• RS (abbreviation)

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ruˈmah ˈsa.kit/

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Noun

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

1. (healthcare) hospital (medical care facility)

Affixed terms

• merumahsakitkan
• rumahsakitkan

 

Compounds

• rumah sakit bersalin
• rumah sakit ibu dan anak
• rumah sakit jiwa
• rumah sakit kanker
• rumah sakit ketergantungan obat
• rumah sakit khusus
• rumah sakit lapangan
• rumah sakit mata
• rumah sakit rujukan
• rumah sakit terbang
• rumah sakit umum

 

Further reading

• “rumah sakit” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.

Malay

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• (Johor-Selangor, Riau-Lingga) IPA^(key): /rumah saket/
• (Bahasa Baku) IPA^(key): /rumah sakɪt/
• Rhymes: -aket, -ket, -et

Noun

rumah sakit (Jawi spelling رومه ساکيت, plural rumah-rumah sakit, informal 1st possessive rumah sakitku, 2nd possessive rumah sakitmu, 3rd possessive rumah sakitnya)

1. (Indonesia, obsolete) hospital (building)

Synonyms

• hospital (outside of Indonesia)