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, 2nd possessive orang rumahmu, 3rd possessive orang rumahnya)

1. (idiomatic) A married woman, A wife.
2. household members.

Synonyms

• isteri

Further reading

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