pasar basah

Indonesian

Etymology

Compound of pasar (“market”) +‎ basah (“wet”), calque of English wet market.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpasar ˈbasah/

Noun

pasar basah (first-person possessive pasar basahku, second-person possessive pasar basahmu, third-person possessive pasar basahnya)

1. wet market: a market selling fresh meat, fish and produce.

   Synonym: pasar tradisional

   Antonym: pasar kering

Further reading

• “pasar basah” 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.