nafsu makan

Indonesian

Etymology

Compound of nafsu (“lust”) +‎ makan (“eat”), calque of Dutch eetlust (“appetite”, literally “lusting to eat”).

Noun

nafsu makan (plural nafsu-nafsu makan, first-person possessive nafsu makanku, second-person possessive nafsu makanmu, third-person possessive nafsu makannya)

1. appetite

   Synonyms: selera, selera makan

Further reading

• “nafsu makan” 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.