selan

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Czech

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Noun

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selan m inan

  1. selane, hydrogen selenide (H2Se)
    Synonym: selenovodík

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Malay

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Etymology

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From Persian سیلان (saylān, Ceylon). Doublet of Sailan.

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Noun

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selan (Jawi spelling سيلن, plural selan-selan, informal 1st possessive selanku, 2nd possessive selanmu, 3rd possessive selannya)

  1. sapphire
    Synonyms: nila, nilam

References

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  • 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

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Tagalog

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Unknown. Possibly from Hokkien:

Compare Kapampangan selan.

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Noun

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selan (Baybayin spelling ᜐᜒᜎᜈ᜔)

  1. delicateness of a condition or situation
    Synonym: kadelikaduhan
  2. prudishness; fastidiousness; choosiness
    Synonyms: delikadesa, kaselangan, pagkamaselang, kadelikaduhan, kadelikadesahan
  3. squeamishness; prudishness
  4. seriousness; gravity; critical state
    Synonyms: lubha, kalubhaan

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References

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  1. ^ 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
  2. ^ 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

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