Selan

See also: selan and selän

German

Noun

Selan n (strong, genitive Selans, plural Selane)

1. (inorganic chemistry, organic chemistry) selane

   Synonym: Selenid

Declension

Declension of Selan [neuter, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	das	Selan	die	Selane
genitive	eines	des	Selans	der	Selane
dative	einem	dem	Selan	den	Selanen
accusative	ein	das	Selan	die	Selane

Malay

Etymology

From Persian سیلان (saylān, “Ceylon”). Doublet of Sailan and selan.

Noun

Selan

1. Ceylon, old name of Sri Lanka

Adjective

Selan

1. Ceylonese

References

• Wilkinson, Richard James (1901) “سيلن selan”, in A Malay-English dictionary, Hong Kong: Kelly & Walsh limited, page 676
• Wilkinson, Richard James (1932) “Selan”, in A Malay-English dictionary (romanised), volume II, Mytilene, Greece: Salavopoulos & Kinderlis, page 407

Further reading

• “Selan” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.