selesma

Indonesian

Etymology

From Malay selesma, from Sanskrit श्लेष्मन् (śleṣman, “phlegm, mucus”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [səˈlɛsma]
• Hyphenation: sê‧lès‧ma

Noun

selesma (first-person possessive selesmaku, second-person possessive selesmamu, third-person possessive selesmanya)

1. a catarrh, a cold.

   Synonym: pilek

2. nasal discharge; rheum

   Synonym: ingus

Further reading

• “selesma” 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.