rumah api

Malay

Etymology

Compound of rumah (“house”) +‎ api (“fire”). Literally, “fire house”.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈrumah ˈapi/ [ˈru.mah ˈa.pi]
  • Hyphenation: ru‧mah‧a‧pi

Noun

rumah api (Jawi spelling رومه اڤي, plural rumah-rumah api)

  1. lighthouse
    Synonyms: menara api, mercusuar (Indonesia)

Descendants

  • → Tausug: ruma api

Further reading

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