selera

Indonesian

Pronunciation

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /səˈlera/ [səˈle.ra]
• Rhymes: -era
• Syllabification: se‧le‧ra

Etymology 1

From Malay selera.

Noun

sêlèra (plural selera-selera)

1. appetite

   Synonym: nafsu makan

2. desire; craving

   Synonym: nafsu

3. favor: the object of regard

   Synonyms: kegemaran, kesukaan

Derived terms

• berselera
• penyelera

• selera tajam
• selera tinggi

Etymology 2

Noun

sêlèra (plural selera-selera)

1. alternative form of selira

Further reading

• “selera”, in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia [Great Dictionary of the Indonesian Language] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016

Malay

Etymology

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Noun

selera (Jawi spelling سليرا, plural selera-selera)

1. appetite

Descendants

• Indonesian: selera

Further reading

• "selera" in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu (PRPM) [Malay Literary Reference Centre (PRPM)] (in Malay), Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017
  (also see "selera" at PRPM first version)