pasar malam

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Malay pasar malam.

Noun

pasar malam (plural pasar malams)

  1. (Singapore, Indonesia, Malaysia) A night market.
    • 2010, Neil Humphreys, Complete Notes from Singapore: The Omnibus Edition, page 19:
      Pasar malams are fabulous though, aren't they? The night markets are one of the highlights of living in Singapore []

Dutch

Etymology

Borrowed from Indonesian pasar malam.

Noun

pasar malam m (plural pasar malams)

  1. an Indonesian night market

Indonesian

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈpasar ˈmalam]

Noun

pasar malam (plural pasar-pasar malam)

  1. night market

Descendants

  • Dutch: pasar malam

Further reading

Malay

Etymology

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

Noun

pasar malam (Jawi spelling ڤاسر مالم)

  1. night market.

Descendants

  • Indonesian: pasar malam
  • Chinese:
    Mandarin: 巴剎馬蘭巴刹马兰 (bāshāmǎlán)
  • English: pasar malam
  • Russian: па́сар ма́лам (pásar málam)
  • Serbo-Croatian:
    • Latin script: pasar malam
    • Cyrillic script: пасар малам
  • Spanish: pasar malam

Further reading

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Malay pasar malam.

Noun

pasar malam m (plural pasar malam)

  1. an Indonesian or Malay night market