rumah sakit umum

Indonesian

Etymology

Compound of rumah sakit (“hospital”) +‎ umum (“general”), calque of Dutch algemeen ziekenhuis.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈrumah ˈsakɪt̚ ˈʊmʊm]

Noun

rumah sakit umum (first-person possessive rumah sakit umumku, second-person possessive rumah sakit umummu, third-person possessive rumah sakit umumnya)

1. (healthcare) general hospital: a type of hospital that they admit all types of medical and surgical cases.

Alternative forms

• RSU
• roemah sakit oemoem

Hyponyms

• rumah sakit umum daerah
• rumah sakit umum pusat

 

Further reading

• “rumah sakit umum” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.