selan

See also: Selan

Czech

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈsɛlan]

Noun

selan m inan

1. selane, hydrogen selenide (H₂Se)

   Synonym: selenovodík

Declension

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

Further reading

• “selan”, in Kartotéka Novočeského lexikálního archivu (in Czech)
• Chemické názvosloví anorganických sloučenin by Musilová and Peňázová, 2000, ped.muni.cz
• Chemické názvosloví apparently by Zdeněk Mička, natur.cuni.cz

Malay

Etymology

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

Noun

selan (Jawi spelling سيلن, plural selan-selan, informal 1st possessive selanku, 2nd possessive selanmu, 3rd possessive selannya)

1. sapphire

   Synonyms: nila, nilam

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.

Tagalog

Alternative forms

• saelan — obsolete
• selang
• silan

Etymology

Unknown. Possibly from Hokkien:

• Clipping of 詳細／详细 (siâng-sè, “detailed”) + 儂 / 人／侬 / 人 (lâng, “person; people”), according to Manuel (1948).
• 西人 (se-lâng, “Westerner”), according to Chan-Yap (1980).

Compare Kapampangan selan.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ˈselan/ [ˈsɛː.lɐn̪]
• Rhymes: -elan
• Syllabification: se‧lan

Noun

selan (Baybayin spelling ᜐᜒᜎᜈ᜔)

1. delicateness of a condition or situation

   Synonym: kadelikaduhan

2. prudishness; fastidiousness; choosiness

   Synonyms: delikadesa, kaselangan, pagkamaselang, kadelikaduhan, kadelikadesahan

3. squeamishness; prudishness
4. seriousness; gravity; critical state

   Synonyms: lubha, kalubhaan

Derived terms

• kaselanan
• maselan
• maselang bahagi
• pagkamaselan

 

Further reading

• “selan” at KWF Diksiyonaryo ng Wikang Filipino‎^[1], Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2021
• “selan”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018