sellum

Chinese Pidgin English

Alternative forms

• 些林 (Chinese spelling)

Etymology

From English sell.

Verb

sellum

1. to sell
   • 1862, 唐景星 [Tong King-sing], 英語集全 [Chinese English Instructor], volume VI, marginalia, page 42; republished as “Pidgin English texts from the Chinese English Instructor”, in Michelle Li, Stephen Matthews, Geoff P. Smith, editors, Hong Kong Journal of Applied Linguistics‎^[1], volume 10, number 1, 2005, pages 79-167:

     孖結哪吉些林
     *maa¹ git³ no⁶ gat¹ se¹ lam⁴
     Market no got sellum.
     There is none in the market.

Maltese

Alternative forms

• sellun (dialectal)

Etymology

From a variant of Arabic سُلَّم (sullam). Cognate with Moroccan Arabic سلوم (sallūm).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /sɛlˈluːm/

Noun

sellum m (plural slielem)

1. ladder

Related terms

• sellum bir-riġel
• sellum tal-ħabel (sellum tal-ħbula)