rumah api

Malay

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

  • (Baku, schwa-variety) IPA(key): /ˌrumah ˈapi/ [ˌru.mah ˈa.pi]
  • Rhymes: -api, -pi, -i
  • Hyphenation: ru‧mah a‧pi

Noun

rumah api (Jawi spelling رومه اڤي, plural rumah-rumah api or rumah2 api)

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

Descendants

  • → Tausug: ruma api

Further reading

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