serambi

Indonesian

Etymology

From Malay serambi,

• From Malayalam സറാന്പി (saṟānpi). Compare to Tamil சிறாம்பி (ciṟāmpi).
• From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *surambi ~ *surambiq (“extension to house”). Compare to Old Javanese surambyan (“outer verandah, front porch”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [səˈrambi]
• Hyphenation: sê‧ram‧bi

Noun

serambi (first-person possessive serambiku, second-person possessive serambimu, third-person possessive serambinya)

1. lobby, vestibule.
2. atrium

   Synonym: atrium

3. ball.

Derived terms

• berserambi

 

• serambi genital
• serambi jantung

 

Further reading

• “serambi” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.