Definition
Temporary accommodation or rooms rented for a short period, typically furnished and including basic amenities. The term often refers to modest or affordable housing arrangements.
Etymology
From Middle English 'loggen' meaning to settle or dwell, derived from Old French 'loge' (hut, booth) from Frankish. The '-ing' suffix indicates the place or result of the action, so lodgings are places where one lodges.
Kelly Says
The word 'lodgings' carries echoes of medieval hospitality when travelers relied on the kindness of strangers or simple inns. Unlike modern hotels, traditional lodgings implied a more personal arrangement, often in someone's home, preserving the social aspect of temporary shelter.
Translations
CACatalà
allotjament
a.ɫɔtʃaˈmen
CSČeština
ubytování
ubɪtɔvaːnɪ
DADansk
overnatning
oˈvɛrnadnɪŋ
DEDeutsch
Unterkünfte
ʊntɐˈkʏnftə
ELΕλληνικά
διαμονή
ði.aˈmi.ni
ESEspañol
alojamiento
a.lo.xaˈmi.jento
FISuomi
majoitus
mɑjoitus
FRFrançais
hébergement
e.bɛʁ.ʒə.mɑ̃
GUGU
રહેવાની જગ્યા
rəhɛvɑːnɪ dʒəɡjɑ
HUMagyar
szállás
saːllaːʃ
IDBahasa Indonesia
penginapan
pəŋinapan
ITItaliano
alloggio
alˈlɔdʒo
KMKM
កន្លែងស្នាក់នៅ
kɑnlaeŋ snɛɑk nɑw
MSBahasa Melayu
penginapan
pəŋinapan
NLNederlands
verblijf
vɛrˈblɛif
NONorsk
innkvartering
ɪnˈkvɑrteɾiŋ
PLPolski
zakwaterowanie
zakvɛtɛˈrɔvanʲɛ
PTPortuguês
alojamento
a.ɫo.ʒaˈmentu
RUРусский
проживание
proʐɨˈvanʲɪjə
SWKiswahili
malazi
mɑlɑzi
TAதமிழ்
தங்குமிடம்
taŋkumiṭam
TRTürkçe
konaklama
konaklama
UKУкраїнська
проживання
proʐɨˈvɑnʲɪjɑ
VITiếng Việt
nơi ở
nɔ̄i ɔ
ZUZU
indawo yokuhlala
indɑwɔ jɔkʊhlɑlɑ