selter

Indonesian

Etymology

From English shelter, from Middle English sheltron, sheldtrume (“roof or wall formed by locked shields”), from Old English sċildtruma, sċyldtruma (“a phalanx, company (of troops), a tortoise, a covering, shed, shelter”, literally “shield-troop”), from sċyld, sċield (“shield”) + truma (“a troop of soldiers”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈsɛltər]
  • Hyphenation: sèl‧têr

Noun

sèltêr (plural selter-selter)

  1. shelter

Further reading

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