swalayan
Indonesian
Etymology
From swa- (“self-, auto-”) + layan (“service”), from a calque of Dutch zelfbediening (“self-service”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [swaˈlajan]
- Hyphenation: swa‧la‧yan
Noun
swalayan (first-person possessive swalayanku, second-person possessive swalayanmu, third-person possessive swalayannya)
- self-service
- Antonym: purnalayan
- Hypernym: layanan
- (colloquial) Short for pasar swalayan (“supermarket”, literally “market + self-service”).
Derived terms
- pasar swalayan
Further reading
- “swalayan” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Language Development and Fostering Agency — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.
Malay
Etymology
Calque of English self-service into swa- (“self-, auto-”) + layan (“service”).
Noun
swalayan (Jawi spelling سوالاين, plural swalayan-swalayan, informal 1st possessive swalayanku, 2nd possessive swalayanmu, 3rd possessive swalayannya)
- self-service
Further reading
- “swalayan” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.