kamar mandi

Indonesian

Etymology

Compound of kamar (“room”) +‎ mandi (“bath”), probably partial calque of Dutch badkamer (“bathroom”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈkamar ˈmandi]

Noun

kamar mandi (plural kamar-kamar mandi)

1. bathroom: a room containing a shower and/or bathtub, and (typically but not necessarily) a toilet
2. lavatory: a room containing a toilet and (typically but not necessarily) a bathtub

Hyponyms

• kamar mandi basah
• kamar mandi kering

Further reading

• “kamar mandi”, in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia [Great Dictionary of the Indonesian Language] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016