nafsu makan
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Indonesian[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Compound of nafsu (“lust”) + makan (“eat”), calque of Dutch eetlust (“appetite”, literally “lusting to eat”).
Noun[edit]
nafsu makan (plural nafsu-nafsu makan, first-person possessive nafsu makanku, second-person possessive nafsu makanmu, third-person possessive nafsu makannya)
- appetite
- Synonyms: selera, selera makan
Further reading[edit]
- “nafsu makan” 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.