pèlemsetèr

Betawi

Etymology

Borrowed from Dutch filmster, equivalent to pèlem (“film, movie”) +‎ setèr (“main actor”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /pɛləmsətɛr/
  • Rhymes: -ɛr
  • Hyphenation: pè‧lem‧se‧tèr

Noun

pèlemsetèr

  1. movie star
    Synonyms: bintang pèlem, setèr pèlem
    • 1970, Firman Muntaco, “Bintang Film [A Movie Star]”, in Indonesian basic course: The Djakarta dialect‎[1], Washington, D. C.: Defense Language Institute, page 18:
      Buat apè sajè djau2 kemari, kalo bukan mau djadi pélem setèr?
      [Buat apè sayè jau-jau ke mari, kalo bukan mao jadi pèlemsetèr?]
      Why would I come a long way here, if not to become a movie star?
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