tuan rumah

Indonesian

Etymology

From tuan (“lord, master”) +‎ rumah (“house”), from Malay toean rumah (“house owner”). The sense “host” is a semantic loan from English host.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˌtu.an ˈru.mah/, [ˌt̪u.an ˈru.mah]

Noun

tuan rumah (plural tuan-tuan rumah)

  1. house owner
  2. host
    1. one which receives or entertains a guest, socially, commercially, or officially
      Tuan rumah yang baik akan selalu menjamu tamu-tamunya.
      A good host will always serve his/her guests.
    2. one that provides a facility for an event
    3. a person or organization responsible for running an event
  3. native population or inhabitant

Derived terms

  • menuanrumahi

Further reading

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