selan
See also: Selan
Czech
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈsɛlan]
Noun
selan m inan
- 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.
Pronunciation
Noun
selan (Jawi spelling سيلن, plural selan-selan)
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
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).[1]
- 西人 (se-lâng, “Westerner”), according to Chan-Yap (1980).[2]
See also Kapampangan maselan (“finicky; over formal; touchy; who in all things finds fault”), from sala (“to find fault, or to censure, blame”).
Pronunciation
- (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ˈselan/ [ˈsɛː.lɐn̪]
- Rhymes: -elan
- Syllabification: se‧lan
Noun
selan (Baybayin spelling ᜐᜒᜎᜈ᜔)
- delicateness of a condition or situation
- Synonym: kadelikaduhan
- prudishness; fastidiousness; choosiness
- Synonyms: delikadesa, kaselangan, pagkamaselang, kadelikaduhan, kadelikadesahan
- squeamishness; prudishness
- seriousness; gravity; critical state
- Synonyms: lubha, kalubhaan
Derived terms
- kaselanan
- maselan
- maselang bahagi
- pagkamaselan
References
- ^ Manuel, E. Arsenio (1948) Chinese elements in the Tagalog language: with some indication of Chinese influence on other Philippine languages and cultures and an excursion into Austronesian linguistics, Manila: Filipiniana Publications, page 52
- ^ Chan-Yap, Gloria (1980) “Hokkien Chinese borrowings in Tagalog”, in Pacific Linguistics, volume B, number 71 (PDF), Canberra, A.C.T. 2600.: The Australian National University, page 132
Further reading
- “selan”, in KWF Diksiyonaryo ng Wikang Filipino, Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2024
- “selan”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018