salih

See also: Salih

Malay

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [sa.leh]
• Rhymes: -lih, -ih
• Hyphenation: sa‧lih

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Arabic صالح.

Adjective

salih (Jawi spelling صالح, comparative lebih salih, superlative paling salih)

1. alternative form of soleh

Etymology 2

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Verb

salih (Jawi spelling صالح)

1. (obsolete) To go.
2. (obsolete) To come.

Etymology 3

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Adjective

salih (Jawi spelling صالح, comparative lebih salih, superlative paling salih)

1. Different from what is normal; strange, peculiar.

   Synonyms: aneh, ganjil, pelik

Compounds

• mat salih (“white person”)

Further reading

• "salih" in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu (PRPM) [Malay Literary Reference Centre (PRPM)] (in Malay), Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017