nama samaran

Indonesian

Etymology

Compound of nama (“name”) +‎ samaran, calque of Dutch deknaam (“psudonym”, literally “cover name”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌna.ma saˈma.ran/, [ˌna.ma saˈma.ran]

Noun

nama samaran (plural nama-nama samaran, first-person possessive nama samaranku, second-person possessive nama samaranmu, third-person possessive nama samarannya)

1. pseudonym, pen name

   Synonyms: nom de plume, pseudonim

Further reading

• “nama samaran” 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.