celana dalam

Indonesian

Etymology

celana (“trousers; pants”) +‎ dalam (“inner; inside; interior”)

Pronunciation

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /t͡ʃəˌlana ˈdalam/ [t͡ʃəˌla.na ˈda.lam]
• Rhymes: -alam
• Syllabification: ce‧la‧na da‧lam

Noun

celana dalam (plural celana-celana dalam, first-person possessive celana dalamku, second-person possessive celana dalammu, third-person possessive celana dalamnya)

1. underpants; underwear, panties; briefs

   Synonym: (Brunei, Malaysia, Singapore) seluar dalam

Further reading

• “celana dalam” 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.