seluar

Brunei Malay

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian شلوار (šalwār), ultimately derived from Middle Persian šlwʾl (šalwār)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /sə.lu.ar/

Noun

seluar

1. trousers (UK), pants (US)

Derived terms

• seluar dalam
• seluar pindik

Malay

Etymology

Etymology tree

Classical Persian شلوار (šalwār)bor.

Classical Malay سلور (seluar)

Malay seluar

Inherited from Classical Malay سلور (seluar), in turn borrowed from Classical Persian شلوار (šalwār), ultimately derived from Middle Persian šlwʾl (šalwār)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /sə.lu.a(r)/
• Rhymes: -ar

Noun

seluar (Jawi spelling سلوار, plural seluar-seluar or seluar²)

1. trousers (UK), pants (US)

Synonyms

• celana

Derived terms

• seluar dalam
• seluar pendek

Descendants

• Indonesian: salwar
• → Tagalog: salawal
  • → Hanunoo: sarawar

Further reading

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