selamat

Brooke's Point Palawano

Etymology

From Arabic سَلَامَة (salāma, “good health”). Compare Malay selamat.

Interjection

selamat

1. thank you

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Indonesian

Etymology

From Arabic سَلَامَات (salāmāt), plural of سَلَام (salām).

Interjection

selamat

1. congratulations

Noun

selamat

1. safety
2. wholeness

Adjective

selamat

1. safe
2. healthy
3. successful

Derived terms

• selamat datang
• selamat jalan
• selamat makan
• selamat malam
• selamat pagi
• selamat siang
• selamat sore
• selamat tinggal

 

Further reading

• “selamat” 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.

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Malay

Etymology

From Arabic سَلَامَات (salāmāt), plural of سَلَام (salām).

Noun

sĕlamat (plural selamat-selamat, informal 1st possessive selamatku, 2nd possessive selamatmu, 3rd possessive selamatnya)

1. safety, security, peace

Adjective

sĕlamat

1. safe, secure

Derived terms

• keselamatan
• selamat datang
• selamat jalan
• selamat makan
• selamat malam
• selamat pagi
• selamat siang
• selamat tinggal