pasar malam

pasar malam (plural pasar malams)

1. (Singapore, Indonesia, Malaysia) A night market.
   • 2010, Neil Humphreys, Complete Notes from Singapore: The Omnibus Edition, page 19:

     Pasar malams are fabulous though, aren't they? The night markets are one of the highlights of living in Singapore […]

Compound of pasar (“market”) +‎ malam (“night”), inherited from Malay pasar malam.

• IPA^(key): [ˈpasar ˈmalam]

pasar malam (plural pasar-pasar malam)

1. night market

• “pasar malam” 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.

Compound of pasar (“market”) +‎ malam (“night”).

pasar malam

1. night market.

• Indonesian: pasar malam
• → Chinese:

  Mandarin: 巴剎馬蘭／巴刹马兰 (bāshāmǎlán)

• “pasar malam” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.