selaput dara

Indonesian

Etymology

Compound of selaput (“membrane”) +‎ dara (“maiden”). Calque of Dutch maagdenvlies.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /səˌlaput ˈdara/ [səˌla.pʊt̪̚ ˈda.ra]
• Rhymes: -ara
• Syllabification: se‧la‧put da‧ra

Noun

selaput dara (plural selaput-selaput dara)

1. (anatomy, figurative) hymen (a membrane which completely or partially occludes the vaginal opening in human females).

   Synonym: himen

Further reading

• “selaput dara” 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.