swafoto

Affixed swa- +‎ foto, from English selfie.

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

swafoto (plural swafoto-swafoto)

1. (neologism) selfie: a photographic self-portrait, especially one taken manually (not using a timer, tripod etc.) with a small camera or mobile phone. [since 2013]

• potret diri

• → Malay: swafoto

• “swafoto” 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.

swa- +‎ foto, borrowed from Indonesian swafoto, after English selfie.

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

swafoto (Jawi spelling سوافوتو, plural swafoto-swafoto)

1. (neologism) selfie
   • 2019, Hilal Azmi, “Swafoto yang telah mencairkan seluruh dunia”, in Astro Awani‎^[1]:

     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.

• berswafoto

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