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)

1. dinner

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.