rumah makan

Indonesian

Alternative forms

  • RM (abbreviation)

Etymology

Compound of rumah (“house”) +‎ makan (“eat”), literally “eating house”. Compare to Chinese 飯館／饭馆 (“restaurant”, literally “food/cuisine + house”) or Dutch eethuis (“diner, restaurant”, literally “eat house”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈru.mah ˈma.kan/

Noun

rumah makan

  1. restaurant, an eating establishment in which diners are served food, usually by waiters at their tables but sometimes (as in a fast food restaurant) at a counter
    Synonym: restoran

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