salim

See also: Salim, sālim, sālīm, and šalim

Indonesian

Pronunciation

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /ˈsalim/ [ˈsa.lɪm]
• Rhymes: -alim
• Syllabification: sa‧lim

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Javanese salim, from Arabic سَلَام (salām, “peace”). Doublet of salam and syalom.

Verb

salim

1. (colloquial) to hand-kissing elder people (especially closest relatives) and teachers

   Synonym: cium tangan

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Javanese salim, from Arabic سَلِيم (salīm, “safe, secure; healthy”).

Adjective

salim (comparative lebih salim, superlative paling salim)

1. healthy

   Synonym: sehat

2. perfect

   Synonym: sempurna

Further reading

• “salim” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.

Tok Pisin

Etymology

From English sell + -im.

Verb

salim trans.

1. sell
2. send
   • 1989, Buk Baibel long Tok Pisin, Port Moresby: Bible Society of Papua New Guinea, Jenesis 2:5:

     ...i no gat diwai na gras samting i kamap long graun yet, long wanem, em i no salim ren i kam daun yet. Na i no gat man bilong wokim gaden.

     →New International Version translation

Turkish

Etymology

Inherited from Ottoman Turkish سالم (salim), from Arabic سَالِم (sālim).

Adjective

salim

1. safe, sound
2. healthy, sound, secure, intact