walk-in shower

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21:50 Aug 19, 2013
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English term or phrase: walk-in shower
Definition from own experience or research:
Shower large enough to walk into, mostly without any barrier at its entrance

Example sentence(s):
  • Complete with double King size bed, walk-in shower and separate bath as well as those all important extra Mal ingredients. Malmaison Manchester hotel
  • Every suite at Hotel Skyler in Syracuse has a private bedroom, safe, iron/ironing board, iHome clock radio, walk-in shower, flat-panel TV, HDTV, and free high-speed wired and wireless internet. All suites also have a refrigerator and desk, and all are smoke-free. Hotel Skyler, Syracuse, NY, USA
  • If you want to build a custom walk-in shower with curved walls, for example, you will use a custom-floated concrete shower pan. SFGate
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Summary of translations provided
5 +1Bilik Mandi
Norazilinah Ingram
5Pancuran Terbuka
Nora w.
3 +1Bilik mandi pancuran yang luas
MY Lim


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Bilik Mandi


Definition from Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu:
In Malay culture a place to clean, freshen up for shower or bath is all related
to the definition of 'Bilik Mandi'.

There is no different definition for shower or bath and the definition is enough to describe walk in shower.

Bilik in Malay - Room in English
Mandiin Malay - Shower or Bath in English

bilik mandi ruang tempat mandi (membuang air, membasuh dll);
Shower or Bath room is an area for cleaning, using toilet (if attached) or shower/ bath.

Example sentence(s):
  • Saya menggunakan <b>bilik mandi</b> untuk membersih kan dan menyegarkan diri setelah penat berkerja. Ali bangkit dr katilnya dan terus ke <b>bilik mandi</b>. Ali got up from bed and went straight to the bath/shower room. - Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu  

Explanation:
Bilik air atau bilik mandi ialah bilik atau ruang tempat mandi, membuang air, membasuh dan sebagainya. - Wikipedia Melayu

Oleh kerana bilik air tradisi sebahagiannya berubah untuk mandian moden, termasuk mandian wap, istilah umum adalah "bilik di mana seseorang mandi".

Because of Bath room is the tradition and part of it has been changed to modernized style of bath, shower, steam bath the general definition is still a room where someone is taking a bath or cleaning him/herself.

http://ms.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bilik_mandi
Norazilinah Ingram
United States
Local time: 16:39
Native speaker of: Native in IndonesianIndonesian, Native in MalayMalay
Notes to answerer
Nora w. Hi. In malaysia, 'walk-in interview' is translated as 'temuduga terbuka' just because it means that one does not to make an appointment, instead she can walk straight into 'it'.Would 'bilik mandi terbuka' (as is 'walk-in wardrobe' which by definition is another space in a room built without a door..) be "odd" though?


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Yes  Jamilah Zainol Abidin: Yes, I would agree that walk-in shower just mean "bilik mandi" in Malay no matter how they describe it, unless it a separate public bathroom, then it would be "bilik mandi awam" atau "tandas awam" (public toilet).
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Bilik mandi pancuran yang luas


Definition from Kamus.com, www.kamuscepat.com:
Bilik-Room
Source: http://www.kamus.com/indmay-eng/bilik

Pancuran Mandi-Shower, bath
Source: http://www.kamuscepat.com/id2en-pancuran mandi.html

Luas-Broad, wide
Source: http://www.kamus.com/indmay-eng/luas

Example sentence(s):
  • Bilik mandi moden dengan bilik pancuran mandi atau gabungan tab mandi/pancuran mandi merupakan kelengkapan standard di NH Brussels City Centre. - Booking.com  
  • Kelamin dengan Bilik Mandi Pancuran - Agoda.com  
  • Ruang mandi yang luas memberi keselesaan kepada tetamu. - KOSMO  

Explanation:
On the usage of the word "shower" (pancuran mandi) instead of "bathroom" (bilik mandi):
As someone who worked in hospitality and an avid traveller myself, I would say that it is very important that the room information provided conveys the distinction between "shower" and "bath". This is because some guests prefer to have a separate shower and tub within the same bathroom, and these facilities affect room pricing.

On the usage of "yang luas":
Instead of attempting to directly translate the term "walk-in", perhaps we should try to convey the notion of spaciousness?

Just my two cents. Perhaps native speakers of Malay could offer suggestions on how to better word this.
MY Lim
Malaysia
Local time: 04:39
Native speaker of: English
Notes to answerer
Nora w. Sharon :-) we thought of "Bilik Mandi Pancuran Khas" .. to say that it's a bathroom, with a shower cubicle on its own.

Nora w. Dear Sharon, it's our pleasure really (my niece) :) your explanation actually did it all!

Nora w. Sharon you're right about how "walk-in" does not translate well into Malay. I wish though, that we could 'coin' a proper phrase in Malay for it...just like how "Walk-in Interview" is 'properly phrased <b>Temuduga Terbuka</b> in Malay , instead of a sentence :)


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Yes  Nora w.
13 days
  -> Thank you so much. I've posted in the discussion board. Look forward to hearing from you.
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Pancuran Terbuka


Definition from own experience or research:
Definisi

1. Walk-in - masuk: theres no need to knock. Just ~ in, tdk perlu ketuk. Masuk sajalah.
Frasa 'Walk-in' digunakan untuk mentakrif maksud laluan tanpa halangan fizikal, dibenarkan untuk terus masuk.
Contoh: Temuduga Terbuka (Walk-in Interview) tidak memerlukan calon membuat temujanji, sekadar mematuhi jadual temuduga dijalankan.

http://prpm.dbp.gov.my/Search.aspx?k=Walk-in

2. Shower - Hujan (bath in which one stands under running water) mandi hujan: dia berasa segar semula selepas mandi hujan; /take, have/ a ~, mandi hujan: I usually take a cold ~ each morning before breakfast, saya selalunya mandi hujan air sejuk setiap hari sebelum sarapan;
Semasa awal pengenalannya, ia lebih dikenali sebagai paip mandian 'air hujan' kerana sifatnya menyerupai hujan turun. Ia digunakan di bilik-bilik mandi rumah moden. Kini kebanyakan bilik mandi dilengkapi pancuran hujan, samada yang paling asas, maupun yang bercita rasa tinggi

http://prpm.dbp.gov.my/Search.aspx?k=Shower

Terma atau frasa Ruang Pancuran ialah takrif paling hampir untuk "Walk-in Shower" dari pelbagai rujukan yang perolehi.

Pengalaman sendiri semasa menginap di sebuah hotel tempatan,bilik mandinya adalah terdiri dari bilik mandi 'utama' yang dilengkapi dengan sinki, tandas duduk dan tab mandi. Selain itu di dalam kawasan bilik mandi yang sama terdapat juga satu ruang bertentangan dengan tab mandi dan sinki, satu ruang tanpa pintu, pemisah mahupun atap! Semata-mata paip pancuran di dinding. Bilik mandi tersebut tidas terlalu luas.

Contoh ayat:
Semasa menginap di Eagle Ranch Resort, saya sungguh kagum dengan bilik mandinya, ada ruang pancuran terbuka khas untuk menikmati keindahan alam walaupun semasa mandi!

Example sentence(s):
  • Terdapat 78 Kamar Superior dengan sentuhanmodern dan 29 Kamar Deluxe yang lebih luas dan dilengkapi pancuran terbuka. - Google  

Explanation:
Walau bagaimanapun, deskripsi "Walk-in Shower" itu sendiri perlu tepat dengan konteks. "Walk-in Shower" bukan sekadar bilik mandi (seperti ianya bilik mandi biasa-biasa), ia bilik mandi yang istimewa yang berkonsepkan kemewahan yang ingin ditonjolkan oleh pengusaha hotel, khasnya.

Walk-in Shower juga tidak semestinya "without any barriers at its entrance". Bilik-biik mandi hotel mewah kini banyak dilengkapi dengan "walk-in shower" di mana ia adalah satu ruangan atau bilik dimana disediakan paip 'air hujan' (shower) dengan pelbagai fungsi seperti,air bertekanan tinggi, pilihan sejuk dan panas, terapeutik, urutan dan berbagai lagi menurut citarsa kemewahan yang diingini.
Nora w.
Malaysia
Native speaker of: Native in MalayMalay
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