pangsapuri

Malay

Etymology

From pangsa (“share”) +‎ puri (“residential section of the palace”)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /paŋsaˈpuri/ [pan.saˈpu.ri]

Noun

pangsapuri (Jawi spelling ڤڠساڤوري, plural pangsapuri-pangsapuri, informal 1st possessive pangsapuriku, 2nd possessive pangsapurimu, 3rd possessive pangsapurinya)

1. apartment, flat: a self-contained housing unit (a type of residential real estate) that occupies part of a building, generally on a single story.

   Synonyms: rumah pangsa, apartmen

Further reading

• “pangsapuri” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.