pasar basah
Indonesian
Etymology
Compound of pasar (“market”) + basah (“wet”), calque of English wet market.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈpasar ˈbasah/
Noun
pasar basah (first-person possessive pasar basahku, second-person possessive pasar basahmu, third-person possessive pasar basahnya)
- wet market: a market selling fresh meat, fish and produce.
- Synonym: pasar tradisional
- Antonym: pasar kering
Further reading
- “pasar basah” 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.
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