makan siang

Indonesian

Etymology

Likely from makan (“to eat”) +‎ siang (“afternoon”), literally “afternoon eating”.

Noun

makan siang (plural makan-makan siang)

1. lunch

   Apa yang kamu bawa untuk makan siang? ― What do you bring for lunch?

   Apa makan siangmu kali ini? ― What is your lunch this time?

Verb

makan siang

1. to have lunch

   Aku belum makan siang! ― I haven't had lunch!

Further reading

• “makan siang”, 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