séla

See also: Appendix:Variations of "sela"

Javanese

Romanization

séla

  1. romanization of ꦱꦺꦭ

Sundanese

Etymology 1

From Portuguese sela (“saddle”), from Latin sella.

Noun

séla (Sundanese script ᮞᮦᮜ)

  1. saddle
    • 2019, Tatang Sumarsono, Unak-Anik Balap Kuda & Kuda Balap, Jakarta: PT Dunia Pustaka Jaya., page 51:
      Kukulinciran dina tonggong lebah handapeun séla beulah katuhu, dianggap hadé watek, mawa kamulyaan pikeun dununganana
      A hair whorl on the back, under the saddle on right side of the body, considered having good manners, bringing glory to its owner.
Derived terms
  • disélaan
  • nyéla
  • nyélaan

Etymology 2

Ultimately from Sanskrit शिला (śilā, “stone, rock”).

Noun

séla (Sundanese script ᮞᮦᮜ)

  1. (polite) stone

Further reading

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