selam
Pronunciation: /səlam/
“selam” is a Malay word. Its meaning in English:
verb
- to dive
Etymology
From Proto-Austronesian *selem₁ (“sink, immerse oneself in water, dive into the water; to set, of the sun”). Compare Central Bikol salom and Cebuano salom.
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