Bahasa Melayu

rumah

Bahasa Melayu

English

squatter house

A rumah setinggan is a house built or occupied without legal permission on land that does not belong to the occupier.

رومه

Examples

Contoh ayat

  1. Kerajaan memindahkan keluarga itu dari rumah setinggan ke pangsapuri baru.

    The government moved the family from the squatter house to a new apartment.

  2. Beberapa rumah setinggan di kawasan itu telah dirobohkan.

    Several squatter houses in that area were demolished.

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What does “squatter house” mean in Malay?

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rumah setinggan

In this sense, rumah setinggan means a squatter house.

Word family

Common derived forms

serumah
living in the same house

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Historical MyKamus entry, originally published 30 September 2010.