salji

See also: šalji

Brunei Malay

Etymology

Compare Malay salji. From Arabic ثَلْج (ṯalj).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /sald͡ʒi/
• Hyphenation: sal‧ji

Noun

salji

1. snow (precipitation)

Malay

A road full of 'salji'.

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic ثَلْج (ṯalj), from Proto-Semitic *ṯalg- (“snow”). Doublet of salju.

Pronunciation

• (Baku, schwa-variety) IPA^(key): /ˈsald͡ʒi/ [ˈsal.d͡ʒi] (Nativized)
  • IPA^(key): /ˈθald͡ʒi/ [ˈθal.d͡ʒi] (Arabic-based)
• Rhymes: -d͡ʒi, -i
• Hyphenation: sal‧ji

Noun

salji (Jawi spelling ثلجي, plural salji-salji or salji²)

1. snow

   Alternative form: salju (poetic, also dialectal)

   Salji tidak turun di kebanyakan negara Asia Tenggara.

   It doesn't snow in most Southeast Asian countries.

References

• Pijnappel, Jan (1875), “ثلج tsaladj”, in Maleisch-Hollandsch woordenboek, John Enschede en Zonen, Frederik Muller, page 96
• Wilkinson, Richard James (1901), “ثلج thalj”, in A Malay-English dictionary, Hong Kong: Kelly & Walsh limited, page 211
• Wilkinson, Richard James (1932), “salji or salju”, in A Malay-English dictionary (romanised), volume II, Mytilene, Greece: Salavopoulos & Kinderlis, page 373

Further reading

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