rumah tahanan

Indonesian

Etymology

Compound of rumah (“house”) +‎ tahanan (“prison, inmate”), calque of Dutch gevangenhuis (“prison”). Compare with Japanese 牢屋 (“prison”, literally “prison house”) or 獄屋 (“prison”, literally “prison house”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈrumah taˈhanan]

Noun

rumah tahanan (plural rumah-rumah tahanan)

  1. (law) detention center or centre; prison
    Hypernym: penjara
    Roemah sakit jang lama di Semarang bakal dirombak djadi roemah tahanan orang gila. ― (please add an English translation of this usage example)

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