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selang.

gap, interval

6 characters2 syllables approx.Bahasa Indonesia language

Meaning & usage

noun/səˈlaŋ/Standard-Indonesian[səˈlaŋ]Standard-Indonesian
  1. gap, interval

  2. place next to the staircase leading to the serambi, place to wash one's feet and put on one's footwear before house

Where this word comes from

From Malay selang. Cognate of Javanese ꦱꦼꦭ (sela, “gap”), Old Javanese sĕlā.

adv/səˈlaŋ/Standard-Indonesian[səˈlaŋ]Standard-Indonesian
  1. during; all through

Where this word comes from

From Malay selang. Cognate of Javanese ꦱꦼꦭ (sela, “gap”), Old Javanese sĕlā.

verb/səˈlaŋ/Standard-Indonesian[səˈlaŋ]Standard-Indonesian
  1. to borrow

Where this word comes from

From Minangkabau [Term?]. Cognate of Javanese ꦱꦼꦭꦁ (selang, “to borrow”, literally “alternating”), Old Javanese sĕlaṅ.

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