selat

See also: selät

Czech

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈsɛlat]

Noun

selat

1. genitive plural of sele

Indonesian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [səˈlat̚]
• Hyphenation: sê‧lat

Etymology 1

Inherited from Malay selat (“strait”), from Western Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *selat (“narrow opening or passage between two things”).

Noun

selat (first-person possessive selatku, second-person possessive selatmu, third-person possessive selatnya)

1. strait (narrow channel of water)

Derived terms

• menyelat

 

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Minangkabau [Term?], from Western Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *selat (“narrow opening or passage between two things”).

Noun

selat (first-person possessive selatku, second-person possessive selatmu, third-person possessive selatnya)

1. (dialect) gap

   Synonyms: celah, sela

Derived terms

• menyelat
• menyelatkan
• terselat

 

Etymology 3

Borrowed from Javanese ꦱꦼꦭꦠ꧀ (selat), from Dutch salade, from Middle French salade, from Italian salata. Doublet of selada.

Noun

selat (first-person possessive selatku, second-person possessive selatmu, third-person possessive selatnya)

1. (cooking) a Javanese dish influenced by Western cuisine; consists of braised beef tenderloin served in thin watery sauce made from a mixture of garlic, vinegar, kecap manis (sweet soy sauce), Worcestershire sauce, water, and spiced with nutmeg and black pepper.

Further reading

• “selat” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.

Javanese

Romanization

selat

1. Romanization of ꦱꦼꦭꦠ꧀

Malay

Etymology

From Western Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *selat (“narrow opening or passage between two things”). Cognates include Tagalog silat.

Noun

selat (Jawi spelling سلت, plural selat-selat, informal 1st possessive selatku, 2nd possessive selatmu, 3rd possessive selatnya)

1. strait (narrow channel of water)

Descendants

• Indonesian: selat
• → Chinese: 石叻 (Shílè, “Singapore”)

Further reading

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