Tanjung Rambutan

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Malay Tanjung Rambutan. Sense 3 refers to the notorious reputation of the psychiatric hospital located there as associated with people with mental illnesses.

Proper noun

Tanjung Rambutan

  1. A town in Kinta district, Perak, Malaysia.
  2. (Malaysia, informal, colloquial, specifically) the Hospital Bahagia Ulu Kinta, formerly known as the Tanjung Rambutan Asylum, a psychiatric hospital.
  3. (Malaysia, informal, colloquial, metonymic, offensive) (used to refer to mental illness)

Translations

Malay

Etymology

Literally "rambutan cape". Sense 3 refers to the notorious reputation of the psychiatric hospital located there as associated with people with mental illnesses.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˌtand͡ʒuŋ ramˈbutan/ [ˌt̪aɲ.d͡ʒuŋ ramˈbu.t̪an]

Proper noun

Tanjung Rambutan

  1. Tanjong Malim (a town in Kinta district, Perak, Malaysia)
  2. (informal, colloquial, specifically) the Hospital Bahagia Ulu Kinta, formerly known as the Tanjung Rambutan Asylum, a psychiatric hospital.
  3. (informal, colloquial, metonymic, offensive) (used to refer to mental illness)

Descendants

  • → English: Tanjung Rambutan
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