Selatan

Iban

Etymology

From Proto-Malayic *səlatan, from (Western) Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *salatan

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /səlatan/

Noun

selatan

1. south (compass point)

Adjective

selatan

1. south (of or pertaining to the south)

Indonesian

Etymology

From Malay selatan, from Proto-Malayic *səlatan, *silatan, from (Western) Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *salatan, *silatan.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [səˈlat̪an]

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• Hyphenation: sê‧la‧tan

Noun

sêlatan (plural selatan-selatan)

1. south (compass point)

Adjective

sêlatan

1. south (of or pertaining to the south)

See also

• (compass points) mata angin;

barat laut	utara	timur laut
barat		timur
barat daya	selatan	tenggara

Malay

Etymology

From Proto-Malayic *səlatan, *silatan, from (Western) Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *salatan, *silatan.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /səlatan/
• Rhymes: -atan, -tan, -an

Noun

selatan (Jawi spelling سلاتن, informal 1st possessive selatanku, 2nd possessive selatanmu, 3rd possessive selatannya)

1. south (compass point)

   Synonym: daksina

Coordinate terms

• (compass points) mata angin (مات اڠين);

barat laut (بارت لاٴوت)	utara (اوتارا)	timur laut (تيمور لاٴوت)
barat (بارت)		timur (تيمور)
barat daya (بارت داي)	selatan (سلاتن)	tenggara (تڠݢارا)

Adjective

selatan (Jawi spelling سلاتن)

1. south (of or pertaining to the south)

Further reading

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