pasar swalayan
Indonesian
Etymology
Compound of pasar (“market”) + swalayan (“self-service”), calque of Dutch zelfbedieningswinkel (“supermarket”, literally “self-service + shop”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈpasar swaˈlajan]
Noun
pasar swalayan (plural pasar-pasar swalayan, first-person possessive pasar swalayanku, second-person possessive pasar swalayanmu, third-person possessive pasar swalayannya)
- supermarket: a large self-service store that sells groceries and, usually, medications, household goods, and/or clothing.
- Synonyms: pasaraya, supermarket, swalayan
- Hypernym: toko swalayan
Alternative forms
- swalayan (colloquial)
Further reading
- “pasar swalayan” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.
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