selip

Indonesian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /sə.ˈlɪp/
• Rhymes: -lɪp
• Hyphenation: sêlip

Etymology 1

Inherited from Malay selip, from Dutch slip, slippen.

Verb

sêlip

1. to insert, to slide in, to slip in.
2. to slip (into).

Derived terms

• diselip
• diselipi
• diselipkan
• menyelip
• menyelipi
• menyelipkan
• selipan
• terselip

 

Verb

sêlip

1. to skid (of a car, etc.).
2. (colloquial) to miss each other

Derived terms

• terselip

 

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Dutch slijp, slijpen (“to sharpen; to grind (a lens e.g.)”).

Verb

sêlip

1. to polish

Alternative forms

• slyp

Derived terms

• diselip
• menyelip

 

Further reading

• “selip” 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.