Definition
A large room or building with multiple beds where many people sleep, commonly found in schools, colleges, or military bases.
Etymology
From Latin 'dormitorium' (sleeping room), derived from 'dormire' (to sleep). The '-ory' suffix means 'a place for' a particular activity, as in 'factory' (a place for making things).
Kelly Says
The college dorm system was imported to America from Oxford and Cambridge, where monks slept communally in the monastery—the word itself comes from religious communities, which is why university dorms still carry that 'shared sleeping space' DNA from medieval monasteries.
Translations
AMአማርኛ
የተማሪ ቤት
ye-te-ma-ri bet
ARالعربية
سكن الطلاب
sakan al-talaba
BNবাংলা
শিক্ষক-নিবাস
shik-shak-ni-baas
CACatalà
residenci estudiantil
re-si-den-si es-tu-dan-teel
CSČeština
studentský domov
stoo-den-tsky dom-ov
DADansk
bofællesskab
bo-fe-les-ska-b
DEDeutsch
Studentenwohnheim
shtoo-den-tvohn-haym
ELΕλληνικά
εξοχικό
ekso-chi-ko
ESEspañol
dormitorio
dor-mi-TOR-ee-oh
FAفارسی
خوابگاه دانشجویی
khaab-gah daneshjooee
FISuomi
opiskelija-asunto
opiske-lee-ja-as-unto
FRFrançais
internat
in-ter-NA
GUGU
સ્ટુડેન્ટ હાઉસ
stoo-den-t how-s
HAHA
gidan malamai
gi-dan ma-la-mai
HEעברית
Beit-midrash
Beit-midrash
HIहिन्दी
छात्रावास
chhatra-vaas
HUMagyar
hallgatói kollégium
hal-ga-to-i kol-le-gium
IDBahasa Indonesia
asrama
as-ra-ma
IGIG
nkwu ụmụ akwụkwọ
nkwu umu akwukwo
ITItaliano
dormitorio
dor-mi-TOR-ee-oh
KKKK
студенттер үйі
stoo-den-ter oo-ee
KMKM
ប្រព័ន្ធស្ថាន
bra-pov-an-th-sta-an
MRMR
शिक्षक निवास
shik-shak ni-vaas
MSBahasa Melayu
bilik pelajar
bi-lik pel-ajar
MYမြန်မာ
သူတက္ကသိုလ်
thu-ta-k-tha-so-l
NLNederlands
studentenhuis
stoo-den-te-huis
NONorsk
studentbolig
stoo-dent-bo-leeg
PAPA
ਸ਼ਾળਾ ਦਾ ਘਰ
sha-ala da ghar
PLPolski
internat
in-ter-nat
PTPortuguês
residência estudantil
re-zi-den-sia es-too-dan-teel
RORomână
cănăsurie studențească
kan-a-su-ree stu-den-tes-kask-ah
RUРусский
общежитие
ob-she-zhi-tee-ye
SVSvenska
studentbostad
stoo-dent-bo-stad
SWKiswahili
hosteli
hos-te-li
TAதமிழ்
கல்லூரி மாணவர் இல்லம்
kal-loo-ri ma-an-avar il-lam
TEతెలుగు
విద్యార్థి నివాసం
vi-dha-ar-thi ni-va-sa-m
THไทย
หอพักนักศึกษา
ho-pak-nak-su-kha
TLTL
bahay-pampanandigan
ba-hay-pam-pa-nan-di-gan
UKУкраїнська
гуртожиток
gur-to-zhi-tok
URاردو
छात्रावास
chhatra-vaas
VITiếng Việt
ký túc xá
ki-tuk-xa
ZUZU
ikhaya le-mfundi
i-kha-ya le-m-fun-di