rumah sakit umum
Indonesian
Etymology
Compound of rumah sakit (“hospital”) + umum (“general”), calque of Dutch algemeen ziekenhuis.
Pronunciation
- (Standard Indonesian) IPA(key): /ˌrumah ˌsakit ˈumum/ [ˌru.mah ˌsa.kɪt̪̚ ˈu.mʊm]
- Syllabification: ru‧mah sa‧kit u‧mum
Noun
rumah sakit umum (plural rumah-rumah sakit umum)
- (healthcare) general hospital: a type of hospital that they admit all types of medical and surgical cases
Alternative forms
- RSU
- roemah sakit oemoem
Hyponyms
Further reading
- “rumah sakit umum” 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.