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)

1. 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.