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sela.

interval, break (time in between two events)

4 characters2 syllables approx.Bahasa Indonesia language

Meaning & usage

noun/səˈla/Standard-Indonesian[səˈla]Standard-Indonesian
  1. interval, break (time in between two events)

  2. cleft, crack, crevice

  3. interim, provisional

Where this word comes from

Inherited from Malay sela.

noun/ˈsela/Standard-Indonesian[ˈse.la]Standard-Indonesian
  1. saddle (a seat for a rider placed on the back of a horse or other animal)

    archaic
Where this word comes from

Borrowed from Portuguese sela, from Old Galician-Portuguese sela, from Latin sella, from Proto-Italic *sedlā.

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