selat
See also: selät
Czech
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈsɛlat]
Noun
selat
- genitive plural of sele
Indonesian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [səˈlat̚]
- Hyphenation: sê‧lat
Etymology 1
From Malay selat (“strait”).
Noun
selat (first-person possessive selatku, second-person possessive selatmu, third-person possessive selatnya)
- strait (narrow channel of water)
Derived terms
- menyelat
Etymology 2
From Minangkabau [Term?].
Noun
selat (first-person possessive selatku, second-person possessive selatmu, third-person possessive selatnya)
- (dialect) gap
- Synonyms: celah, sela
Derived terms
- menyelat
- menyelatkan
- terselat
Etymology 3
From Javanese ꦱꦼꦭꦠ꧀ (selat), from Dutch salade, from Middle French salade, from Italian salata. Doublet of selada.
Noun
selat (first-person possessive selatku, second-person possessive selatmu, third-person possessive selatnya)
- (cooking) a Javanese dish influenced by Western cuisine; consists of braised beef tenderloin served in thin watery sauce made from a mixture of garlic, vinegar, kecap manis (sweet soy sauce), Worcestershire sauce, water, and spiced with nutmeg and black pepper.
Further reading
- “selat” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Language Development and Fostering Agency — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.
Malay
Etymology
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Noun
selat (Jawi spelling سلت, plural selat-selat, informal 1st possessive selatku, 2nd possessive selatmu, 3rd possessive selatnya)
- strait (narrow channel of water)
Descendants
- Indonesian: selat
- → Chinese: 石叻 (Shílè, “Singapore”)
Further reading
- “selat” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.