Definition
A place in a school, workplace, or institution where sick or injured people receive basic medical care.
Etymology
From Latin 'infirmarius,' one who tends to the infirm, derived from 'infirmus' (weak or ill). The suffix '-ary' indicates a place for that purpose.
Kelly Says
Every school has an infirmary but most people have never stopped to realize it's literally 'the infirm place'—a room named after people being weak. In the days before hospitals, the infirmary was where you had to go when your body betrayed you.
Translations
ARالعربية
مستشفى
musta-sha-fi
BNবাংলা
হাসপাতাল
ha-sa-pa-tal
CACatalà
infermeria
in-fer-me-ri-a
DADansk
sygehusafdeling
si-ge-hus-a-fe-dling
DEDeutsch
Krankenstation
kraw-ken-sta-tion
ELΕλληνικά
νοσοκομείο
no-so-ko-me-io
ESEspañol
infirmeria
in-fir-me-ri-a
FAفارسی
بیمارستان
bee-mar-staan
FISuomi
sairaalaosasto
sai-ra-ala-os-asto
FRFrançais
infirmerie
in-fir-me-ri
GUGU
હોસ્પિટલ
ho-spit-tal
HEעברית
חדר אשפוז
cha-der as-po-oz
HIहिन्दी
अस्पताल
as-pa-tal
IDBahasa Indonesia
ruang perawatan
ru-ang pe-rawa-tan
ITItaliano
infermeria
in-fer-me-ri-a
JA日本語
infirmary
in-fir-me-ri
KMKM
វិទ្យាសាស្ត្រ
vi-t-ya-sa-as-tre
MSBahasa Melayu
bilik rawatan
bilik ra-wa-tan
MYမြန်မာ
ကုသမှု
ku-tha-mu
NLNederlands
infirmerie
in-fir-me-ri
NONorsk
sykehusavdeling
sy-ke-hus-a-vde-ling
PLPolski
szpitalna
sz-pi-tal-na
PTPortuguês
enfermaria
en-fer-ma-ri-a
RUРусский
больничная палата
bol-nich-naya pa-la-ta
SVSvenska
sjukhusavdelning
sjuk-hus-a-vde-ling
SWKiswahili
kituo cha afya
ki-tu-o cha af-ya
TAதமிழ்
மருத்துவமனை
ma-ru-th-u-va-ma-nai
TEతెలుగు
ఆసుపత్రి
a-su-pa-tri
THไทย
ห้องพยาบาล
hong-pya-baan
TRTürkçe
hastanenin
has-ta-ne-nin
UKУкраїнська
лікарня
li-kar-nya
URاردو
ڈسپینسری
dis-pen-sa-ri
VITiếng Việt
phòng bệnh
phong-benh
ZUZU
iklinikhi
i-klin-khi