Pasar malam is an Indonesian and Malay word that literally means "night market" in English. The word "pasar" comes from "bazaar" in Persian. Pasar malams are often usually found in Brunei, Indonesia, Malaysia as well as occasionally in the Netherlands and Singapore. Even so, pasar malams are a part of the wider Asian night market culture that are most commonly found throughout East and Southeast Asia, where they are also known as ( or in Singaporean Mandarin). It generally opens at nightfall, mostly at residential neighbourhoods or at open fields.