sukan elektronik

Malay

Etymology

Calque of English electronic sport.

Noun

sukan elektronik (Jawi spelling سوکن ايليکترونيک, informal 1st possessive sukan elektronikku, 2nd possessive sukan elektronikmu, 3rd possessive sukan elektroniknya)

1. electronic sport
   • 2020 September 15, Muhammad Saufi Hassan, “E-sukan sebagai kerjaya [E-sports as a career]”, in Harian Metro‎^[1]:

     Hakikatnya, walaupun industri sukan elektronik begitu berkembang di negara barat sehingga berjaya melahirkan atlit bertaraf profesional bergelar jutawan, namun situasinya berbeza di Malaysia walaupun ia semakin diminati.

     In reality, although the electronic sports industry is so developed in western countries that it has successfully produced professional athletes who are millionaires, the situation is different in Malaysia despite becoming more and more popular.

Further reading

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