Bungalow: How many floors ah?

bungalow

A type of single-storey house. It derives from the Hindi word banglā.

In Singapore and Malaysia it is now used to refer to a detached two or three story home.

However the correct term for what people erroneously call a “bungalow” would be a “two-storeyed house” or a “detached house” (one that is not connected to the house(s) beside it).

Daniel Kerson
Daniel T Kerson
AI consultant. Writer. Builder. Based in Singapore for 20 years. He runs three projects at the intersection of technology, language, and creativity.

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