selawat cita'

From selawat (“blessings”) +‎ cita' (“printed”).

• IPA^(key): /səlawat t͡ʃitaʔ/, [sə.laˈwat̚ t͡ʃiˈtaʔ]

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• Rhymes: -aʔ
• Hyphenation: se‧la‧wat ci‧ta'

selawat cita'

1. (figurative) money

   Synonyms: duît, (Palembang) pûlûs, (Palembang, bebaso) redano, (Upper Musi) sén

   • 1984, Tim Proyek Inventarisasi dan Dokumentasi Kebudayaan Daerah, Ungkapan tradisional sebagai sumber informasi kebudayaan daerah Sumatera Selatan [Traditional idioms as a source for cultural information of the South Sumatra region]‎^[1] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Departemen Pendidikan dan Kebudayaan, page 27:

     Jangan banyak igek sue kepengen kalu dak naru selawat citak (Pegagan)

     [Jangan banya' igé' sué kepéngén kalu da' naru selawat cita']

     Don't get your hopes high if you don't have the money

   • 2016 May 26, Mang Kodir, “Cek-Mamad: Ngampuk [Mr. Mamad: Bragging]”, in Koran Kito‎^[2], Palembang: Gambino Media Buana, archived from the original on 27 March 2025, page 3:

     Sisip sisip diminta wong ngenjuk kato sambutan. Dak terti selawat citak tu boleh dari mano. (Palembang)

     [Sîsîp-sîsîp diminta' wong ngenjû' kato sambûtan. Da' tereti selawat cita' tu bolé dari mano.]

     Every so often, people ask him to give speeches at events. They didn't know where does his money come from.

• H. U. A. Zulkifly (2007) “SELAWAT CITAK”, in Kamus sederhana bahasa Palembang [A simple dictionary of the Palembang language], 2nd edition (in Indonesian), Tangerang: DPC Kerukunan Keluarga Palembang, page 206