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Malay
Etymology
From Proto-Malayic *sulam, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *sulam (“to pierce with a needle”).
Pronunciation
Verb
sulam (Jawi spelling سولم)
- to embroider (to stitch a decorative design on fabric with needle and thread)
Derived terms
Affixed terms and other derivations
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Descendants
References
Tagalog
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *sulam (“pierce or remove with a needle”). Compare Bikol Central suram and Malay sulam.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈsulam/,
- Hyphenation: su‧lam
Noun
sulam (Baybayin spelling ᜐᜓᜎᜋ᜔)
- (art) decorative work; needlework; embroidery (on mats, fabric, cloth, etc.)
- Synonyms: burda, labor, samay, disenyo
Derived terms
See also
Further reading
- “sulam”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
- Serrano-Laktaw, Pedro (1914) Diccionario tagálog-hispano, Ateneo de Manila, page 1201.
- San Buena Ventura, Fr. Pedro de (1613) Juan de Silva, editor, Vocabulario de lengua tagala: El romance castellano puesto primero, La Noble Villa de Pila, page 380: “Labrar) Solam (pp) con ſeda floja y aguja”
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Adjective
sulam
- toothless; edentate; edentulous