rumah tangga

Indonesian

Etymology

Compound of rumah (“house”) +‎ tangga (“ladder, stair”), literally “laddered/staired house”.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /ˌrumah ˈtaŋɡa/ [ˌru.mah ˈt̪aŋ.ɡa]
• Syllabification: ru‧mah tang‧ga

Noun

rumah tangga

1. household (collectively, all the persons who live in a given house)
2. household (entirety of work and management required to sustain the household)

Adjective

rumah tangga

1. household (bolonging to the same house and family)
2. household (found in or having its origin in a home)

Compounds

• anggaran rumah tangga
• asisten rumah tangga
• kekerasan dalam rumah tangga
• kekerasan rumah tangga

 

Further reading

• “rumah tangga” 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.