Selan

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See also: selan, and selän

German

Noun

Selan n (strong, genitive Selans, plural Selane)

  1. (inorganic chemistry, organic chemistry) selane
    Synonym: Selenid

Declension

Declension of Selan
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein das Selan die Selane
genitive eines des Selans der Selane
dative einem dem Selan den Selanen
accusative ein das Selan die Selane

Malay

Etymology

From Persian سیلان (saylān, “Ceylon”). Doublet of Sailan and selan.

Noun

Selan

  1. Ceylon, old name of Sri Lanka

Adjective

Selan

  1. Ceylonese

References

  • Wilkinson, Richard James (1901) “سيلن selan”, in A Malay-English dictionary, Hong Kong: Kelly & Walsh limited, page 676
  • Wilkinson, Richard James (1932) “Selan”, in A Malay-English dictionary (romanised), volume II, Mytilene, Greece: Salavopoulos & Kinderlis, page 407

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