pasaraya
Indonesian edit
Etymology edit
From blend of pasar (“market”) + raya (“great”), from a calque of English supermarket.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
pasaraya (first-person possessive pasarayaku, second-person possessive pasarayamu, third-person possessive pasarayanya)
- supermarket: a large self-service store that sells groceries and, usually, medications, household goods, and/or clothing.
- Synonyms: pasar swalayan, supermarket, swalayan
Alternative forms edit
- pasar raya (Brunei, Malaysia, Singapore)
Further reading edit
- “pasaraya” 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.