rumah tahanan

Indonesian

Etymology

Compound of rumah (“house”) +‎ tahanan (“prison, inmate”), calque of Dutch gevangenhuis (“prison”). Compare with Japanese 牢屋 (“prison”, literally “prison house”) or 獄屋 (“prison”, literally “prison house”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈrumah taˈhanan]

Noun

rumah tahanan (plural rumah-rumah tahanan)

1. (law) detention center or centre; prison.

   Hypernym: penjara

   Roemah sakit jang lama di Semarang bakal dirombak djadi roemah tahanan orang gila. ― (please add an English translation of this usage example)

Alternative forms

• roemah tahanan (1901–1947)
• rutan (acronym)

Further reading

• “rumah tahanan” 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.