pasar malam

English

Noun

pasar malam (plural pasar malams)

1. (Singapore, Indonesia, Malaysia) A night market.
   • 2010, Neil Humphreys, Complete Notes from Singapore: The Omnibus Edition, page 19:

     Pasar malams are fabulous though, aren't they? The night markets are one of the highlights of living in Singapore […]

Indonesian

Etymology

Compound of pasar (“market”) +‎ malam (“night”), inherited from Malay pasar malam.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈpasar ˈmalam]

Noun

pasar malam (uncountable)

1. night market.

Further reading

• “pasar malam” 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.

Malay

Etymology

Compound of pasar (“market”) +‎ malam (“night”).

Noun

pasar malam (informal 1st possessive pasar malamku, 2nd possessive pasar malammu, 3rd possessive pasar malamnya)

1. night market.

Descendants

• Indonesian: pasar malam
• → Chinese:

  Mandarin: 巴剎馬蘭／巴刹马兰 (bāshāmǎlán)

Further reading

• “pasar malam” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.