seluar dalam

Malay

Etymology

Compound of seluar (“trousers; pants”) +‎ dalam (“inside; in; interior”). Calque of English underpants.

Pronunciation

  • (schwa-variety) IPA(key): /səˌlwa(r) ˈdalam/ [səˌlwa(r) ˈda.lam]
  • (Baku, Riau-Lingga) IPA(key): /səˌlwar ˈdalam/ [səˌlwar ˈda.lam]

Noun

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

  1. underwear, underpants, knickers, panties, briefs
    Synonym: celana dalam (Indonesia)

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