makan malam

Indonesian

Etymology

From 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 (plural makan-makan malam)

1. dinner

Further reading

• “makan malam”, in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia [Great Dictionary of the Indonesian Language] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016