pasar malam

Indonesian

Etymology

Compound of pasar (“market”) +‎ malam (“night”), inherited from Malay pasar malam.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈpasar ˈmalam]

Noun

pasar malam (first-person possessive pasar malamku, second-person possessive pasar malammu, third-person possessive pasar malamnya)

1. night market.

Further reading

• “pasar malam” 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.

Malay

Etymology

Compound of pasar (“market”) +‎ malam (“night”).

Noun

pasar malam (informal 1st possessive pasar malamku, 2nd possessive pasar malammu, 3rd possessive pasar malamnya)

1. night market.

Descendants

• > Indonesian: pasar malam (inherited)
• → Chinese: 巴剎馬蘭／巴刹马兰
  • Mandarin: 巴剎馬蘭／巴刹马兰 (bāshāmǎlán)

Further reading

• “pasar malam” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.