Bahasa Melayu

rumah

Bahasa Melayu

English

shop-house, shoplot

A rumah kedai is a building with a shop at the bottom and living space above or beside it.

رومه

Examples

Contoh ayat

  1. Kedai buku itu terletak di rumah kedai lama di Jalan Besar.

    The bookshop is located in an old shop-house on Jalan Besar.

  2. Banyak rumah kedai di kawasan itu telah dibaiki.

    Many shop-houses in that area have been repaired.

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What does “shop-house” mean in Malay?

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rumah kedai

In this sense, rumah kedai means a shop-house.

Word family

Common derived forms

serumah
living in the same house

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Historical MyKamus entry, originally published 30 September 2010.