salji
See also: šalji
Brunei Malay edit
Etymology edit
Compare Malay salji. From Arabic ثَلْج (ṯalj).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
salji
- snow (precipitation)
Malay edit
Etymology edit
From Arabic ثَلْج (ṯalj). Doublet of salju.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
salji (Jawi spelling ثلجي, plural salji-salji, informal 1st possessive saljiku, 2nd possessive saljimu, 3rd possessive saljinya)
- snow
- Salji tidak turun di kebanyakan negara Asia Tenggara.
- It doesn't snow in most Southeast Asian countries.
See also edit
- salju (poetic, dialectal)
References edit
- Pijnappel, Jan (1875), “ثلج tsaladj”, in Maleisch-Hollandsch woordenboek, John Enschede en Zonen, Frederik Muller, pages 96
- Wilkinson, Richard James (1901), “ثلج thalj”, in A Malay-English dictionary, Hong Kong: Kelly & Walsh limited, page 211
- Wilkinson, Richard James (1932), “salji or salju”, in A Malay-English dictionary (romanised), volume II, Mytilene, Greece: Salavopoulos & Kinderlis, page 373
Further reading edit
- “salji” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.