薩拉姆

Chinese

		phonetic
trad. (薩拉姆)		薩	拉	姆
simp. (萨拉姆)		萨	拉	姆
alternative forms		色倆目／色俩目

Etymology

From Arabic سَلَام (salām). The greeting comes via Uyghur سالام (salam). Doublet of 沙龍／沙龙 (shālóng).

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Standard)

  (Pinyin): sàlāmǔ

  (Zhuyin): ㄙㄚˋ ㄌㄚ ㄇㄨˇ

  (Dungan, Cyrillic and Wiktionary): сэляму (seli͡amu, I-I-II)

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: sàlāmǔ
    • Zhuyin: ㄙㄚˋ ㄌㄚ ㄇㄨˇ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: sàlamǔ
    • Wade–Giles: sa⁴-la¹-mu³
    • Yale: sà-lā-mǔ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: sahlhamuu
    • Palladius: саламу (salamu)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /sä⁵¹ lä⁵⁵ mu²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
  • (Dungan)
    • Cyrillic and Wiktionary: сэляму (seli͡amu, I-I-II)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /sɛ²⁴ lia²⁴ mou⁵¹/

    (Note: Dungan pronunciation is currently experimental and may be inaccurate.)

Interjection

薩拉姆

1. (chiefly Xinjiang Mandarin) salaam (a respectful ceremonial greeting)

Related terms

• 色蘭／色兰 (sèlán)

Proper noun

薩拉姆

1. Salam (Middle Eastern surname)