orang rumah
Malay
Etymology
orang (“people”) + rumah (“house”).
Pronunciation
- (Johor-Selangor) IPA(key): /oraŋ ru.mah/
Noun
orang rumah (plural orang-orang rumah, informal 1st possessive orang rumahku, impolite 2nd possessive orang rumahmu, 3rd possessive orang rumahnya)
- (idiomatic) A married woman, A wife.
- household members.
Synonyms
- isteri
Further reading
- “orang rumah” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.