surel

Indonesian

Etymology

Blend of surat +‎ elektronik. Calque of English e-mail. Coined by Indonesian engineer Ivan Lanin.

Noun

surel (plural surel-surel, first-person possessive surelku, second-person possessive surelmu, third-person possessive surelnya)

1. e-mail

Further reading

• “surel” 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.