salempay

Sundanese

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *salampay (“hang of drape over the shoulder”).. Compare Malay selampai and Tagalog salampay.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /saləmˈpaj/ [sa.ləmˈpai̯]

Noun

salempay

1. handkerchief

   Synonyms: saputangan, carécet

Further reading

• Coolsma, S (1913) Soendaneesch-Hollandsch Woordenboek (in Dutch), Leiden: A.W. Sijthoff's Uitgeversmaatschappij