pasar raya
Malay
Etymology
From pasar (“market”) + raya (“great”), from a calque of English supermarket.
Noun
- supermarket: a large self-service store that sells groceries and, usually, medications, household goods, and/or clothing.
Alternative forms
- pasaraya (Indonesia)
Further reading
- “pasar raya”, in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu [Malay Literary Reference Centre] (in Malay), Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017