selipar

Brunei Malay

Etymology

From English slipper. Cognate with Malay selipar (“slipper”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /s(ə)lipar/
• (Kampong Ayer) IPA^(key): /salipar/
• Hyphenation: se‧li‧par

Noun

selipar

1. slipper (low shoe slipped on and off easily)

Malay

Etymology

Borrowed from English slipper.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /səˈlipar/ [səˈli.par]
  • (schwa-variety) IPA^(key): [səlipa]
• Hyphenation: se‧li‧par

Noun

selipar (Jawi spelling سليڤر, plural selipar-selipar or selipar²)

1. slipper (low shoe slipped on and off easily)

   Synonym: selop (Indonesian)

Further reading

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