pèlemsetèr

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Betawi

 pèlemsetèr on Betawi Wikipedia

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 ”, in Indonesian basic course: The Djakarta dialect, Washington, D. C.: Defense Language Institute, page 18:
      Buat apè sajè djau2 kemari, kalo bukan mau djadi pélem setèr?
      Why would I come a long way here, if not to become a movie star?