swalayan

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Indonesian

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Etymology

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From swa- (self-, auto-) +‎ layan (service), from a calque of Dutch zelfbediening (self-service).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [swaˈlajan]
  • Hyphenation: swa‧la‧yan

Noun

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swalayan (first-person possessive swalayanku, second-person possessive swalayanmu, third-person possessive swalayannya)

  1. self-service
    Antonym: purnalayan
    Hypernym: layanan
  2. (colloquial) Short for pasar swalayan (supermarket, literally market + self-service).

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Malay

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Etymology

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Calque of English self-service into swa- (self-, auto-) +‎ layan (service).

Noun

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swalayan (Jawi spelling سوالاين, plural swalayan-swalayan, informal 1st possessive swalayanku, 2nd possessive swalayanmu, 3rd possessive swalayannya)

  1. self-service

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