swafoto

Indonesian

Etymology

Affixed swa- + foto, from English selfie.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /swa.fo.to/
  • Hyphenation: swa‧fo‧to

Noun

swafoto (first-person possessive swafotoku, second-person possessive swafotomu, third-person possessive swafotonya)

  1. (neologism) selfie
  • potret diri

Further reading

Malay

FWOTD – 22 January 2022

Etymology

swa- + foto, after English selfie.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /swafoto/
  • Hyphenation: swa‧fo‧to

Noun

swafoto (Jawi spelling سوافوتو, plural swafoto-swafoto, informal 1st possessive swafotoku, 2nd possessive swafotomu, 3rd possessive swafotonya)

  1. (neologism) selfie
    • 2019, Hilal Azmi, “Swafoto yang telah mencairkan seluruh dunia”, in Astro Awani:
      Sebuah foto yang merakamkan lima kanak-kanak membuat aksi swafoto terus menjadi bualan ramai.
      A photo that shows five children taking a selfie has become the talk of the people.

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