makan malam
Indonesian
Etymology
makan (“to eat”) + malam (“evening”), literally “to eat at evening”. Probably calque of Dutch maaltijd (literally “evening meal”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ma.kan ˈma.lam/
Noun
makan malam (first-person possessive makan malamku, second-person possessive makan malammu, third-person possessive makan malamnya)
Further reading
- “makan 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.
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