swalayan

From swa- (“self-, auto-”) +‎ layan (“service”), from a calque of Dutch zelfbediening (“self-service”).

• IPA^(key): [swaˈlajan]
• Hyphenation: swa‧la‧yan

swalayan (plural swalayan-swalayan)

1. self-service

   Antonym: purnalayan

   Hypernym: layanan

2. (colloquial) ellipsis of pasar swalayan (“supermarket”, literally “market + self-service”)

• “swalayan” 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.

Calque of English self-service into swa- (“self-, auto-”) +‎ layan (“service”).

swalayan (Jawi spelling سوالاين, plural swalayan-swalayan)

1. self-service

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