ziekenhuis
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editFrom Middle Dutch siechuus. Equivalent to zieke (“sick person, patient”) + -n- + huis (“house, building, institution”).
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editziekenhuis n (plural ziekenhuizen, diminutive ziekenhuisje n)
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edit- Afrikaans: siekehuis
- → Malay: rumah sakit (calque)
- Indonesian: rumah sakit, rumkit (acronym), RS (abbreviation)
- → Tetum: uma-moras (calque)
- Indonesian: rumah sakit, rumkit (acronym), RS (abbreviation)
- → West Frisian: sikehûs (calque)