pangsapuri
Malay
Etymology
From pangsa (“share”) + puri (“residential section of the palace”)
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˌpaŋsaˈpuri/ [ˌpaŋ.saˈpu.ri]
Noun
pangsapuri (Jawi spelling ڤڠساڤوري, plural pangsapuri-pangsapuri)
- apartment, flat: a self-contained housing unit (a type of residential real estate) that occupies part of a building, generally on a single story.
- Synonyms: rumah pangsa, apartmen
Further reading
- “pangsapuri”, in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu [Malay Literary Reference Centre] (in Malay), Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017