selaput

Indonesian

Etymology

Inherited from Malay selaput.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /səˈlaput/ [səˈla.pʊt̪̚]
• Rhymes: -aput
• Syllabification: se‧la‧put

Noun

selaput (first-person possessive selaputku, second-person possessive selaputmu, third-person possessive selaputnya)

1. membrane
2. (rare) -sphere (global system or layer of the Earth or another planet)

Compounds

• selaput air
• selaput batuan
• selaput bening mata
• selaput dada
• selaput dara
• selaput jala
• selaput jantung
• selaput jantung luar
• selaput lendir
• selaput lunak otak
• selaput mata
• selaput otak
• selaput paru
• selaput pelangi
• selaput permeabel
• selaput plasma
• selaput sel
• selaput tulang
• selaput udara

 

Further reading

• “selaput” 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.