pasar swalayan
Indonesian edit
Etymology edit
Compound of pasar (“market”) + swalayan (“self-service”), calque of Dutch zelfbedieningswinkel (“supermarket”, literally “self-service + shop”).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
pasar swalayan (plural pasar-pasar swalayan, first-person possessive pasar swalayanku, second-person possessive pasar swalayanmu, third-person possessive pasar swalayannya)
- supermarket: a large self-service store that sells groceries and, usually, medications, household goods, and/or clothing.
- Synonyms: pasaraya, supermarket, swalayan
- Hypernym: toko swalayan
Alternative forms edit
Further reading edit
- “pasar swalayan” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.