sellum

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Chinese Pidgin English

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From English sell.

Verb

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sellum

  1. to sell
    • 1862, 唐景星 [Tong King-sing], 英語集全 [Chinese English Instructor], volume VI, marginalia, page 42; republished as “Pidgin English texts from the Chinese English Instructor”, in Michelle Li, Stephen Matthews, Geoff P. Smith, editors, Hong Kong Journal of Applied Linguistics[1], volume 10, number 1, 2005, pages 79-167:
      孖結哪吉些林
      *maa1 git3 no6 gat1 se1 lam4
      Market no got sellum.
      There is none in the market.

Maltese

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Etymology

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From a variant of Arabic سُلَّم (sullam). Cognate with Moroccan Arabic سلوم (sallūm).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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sellum m (plural slielem)

  1. ladder
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