selat

• IPA^(key): [ˈsɛlat]

selat

1. genitive plural of sele

• IPA^(key): [səˈlat̚]
• Hyphenation: sê‧lat

From Malay selat (“strait”).

selat (first-person possessive selatku, second-person possessive selatmu, third-person possessive selatnya)

1. strait (narrow channel of water)

From Minangkabau [Term?].

selat (first-person possessive selatku, second-person possessive selatmu, third-person possessive selatnya)

1. (dialect) gap

   Synonyms: celah, sela

From Javanese ꦱꦼꦭꦠ꧀ (selat), from Dutch salade, from Middle French salade, from Italian salata. Doublet of selada.

selat (first-person possessive selatku, second-person possessive selatmu, third-person possessive selatnya)

1. (cooking) a Javanese dish influenced by Western cuisine; consists of braised beef tenderloin served in thin watery sauce made from a mixture of garlic, vinegar, kecap manis (sweet soy sauce), Worcestershire sauce, water, and spiced with nutmeg and black pepper.

• “selat” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Language Development and Fostering Agency — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.

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selat (Jawi spelling سلت‎, plural selat-selat, informal 1st possessive selatku, 2nd possessive selatmu, 3rd possessive selatnya)

1. strait (narrow channel of water)

• Indonesian: selat
• → Chinese: 石叻 (Shílè, “Singapore”)

• “selat” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.