pasar gelap

Indonesian

Etymology

Compound of pasar (“market”) +‎ gelap (“dark”), calque of Chinese 黑市 (literally “dark market”) or calque of Japanese 闇市(やみいち) (yamīchi, literally “dark market”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [ˈpasar ɡəˈlap̚]

Noun

pasar gelap (first-person possessive pasar gelapku, second-person possessive pasar gelapmu, third-person possessive pasar gelapnya)

  1. (business, economics) black market; illicit market; under the counter business.

Synonyms
  • pasaran gelap (Standard Malay)

Further reading
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