salji

See also: šalji

Brunei Malay

Etymology

Compare Malay salji. From Arabic ثَلْج (ṯalj).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /sald͡ʒi/
• Hyphenation: sal‧ji

Noun

salji

1. snow (precipitation)

Malay

Jalan bersalji.

Etymology

From Arabic ثَلْج (ṯalj). Doublet of salju.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /sald͡ʒi/
• Rhymes: -ald͡ʒi, -d͡ʒi, -i

Noun

salji (Jawi spelling ثلجي, plural salji-salji, informal 1st possessive saljiku, 2nd possessive saljimu, 3rd possessive saljinya)

1. snow

   Salji tidak turun di kebanyakan negara Asia Tenggara.

   It doesn't snow in most Southeast Asian countries.

See also

• salju (poetic, dialectal)

References

• Pijnappel, Jan (1875) “ثلج tsaladj”, in Maleisch-Hollandsch woordenboek, John Enschede en Zonen, Frederik Muller, page 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

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