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selamat.

congratulations!

7 characters3 syllables approx.Bahasa Indonesia language

Meaning & usage

intj/səˈlamat/Standard-Indonesian[səˈla.mat̪̚]Standard-Indonesian

  1. congratulations!

Where this word comes from

Inherited from Malay selamat, from Arabic سَلَامَات (salāmāt), plural of سَلَام (salām). Compare to Javanese ꦱ꧀ꦭꦩꦼꦠ꧀ (slamet).

adj/səˈlamat/Standard-Indonesian[səˈla.mat̪̚]Standard-Indonesian

  1. safe

  2. healthy

  3. successful

  4. happy, merry

    Selamat Ulang Tahun!
    Selamat Natal!

  5. good

    Selamat pagi
    Selamat malam

  6. enjoy

    Selamat makan
Where this word comes from

Inherited from Malay selamat, from Arabic سَلَامَات (salāmāt), plural of سَلَام (salām). Compare to Javanese ꦱ꧀ꦭꦩꦼꦠ꧀ (slamet).

noun/səˈlamat/Standard-Indonesian[səˈla.mat̪̚]Standard-Indonesian

  1. safety

  2. wholeness

Where this word comes from

Inherited from Malay selamat, from Arabic سَلَامَات (salāmāt), plural of سَلَام (salām). Compare to Javanese ꦱ꧀ꦭꦩꦼꦠ꧀ (slamet).

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