solompot

Negeri Sembilan Malay

Etymology

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Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /sɔlɔmpɔt/ [sɔ.lɔm.pɔt]
  • Rhymes: -ɔt
  • Hyphenation: so‧lom‧pot

Adjective

solompot

  1. poor as a church mouse: Very poor, to the point of starving or begging; utterly destitute.[1]
    Near-synonym: mosoken
    Ari-ari den molutap 'maggi' dek solompot. ― I ate 'instant noodle' (Maggi) everyday because I'm broke as hell.

Noun

solompot

  1. shorts: Pants or trousers worn for sports or in warmer weather that do not go lower than the knees.[1]
    Synonyms: seluar katok (Malay), seluar pendek (Malay)
    Oghang tu paka solompot. ― That person is wearing shorts.

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 “solompot”, in Glosari Dialek Negeri Sembilan [Negeri Sembilan Dialect Glossary] (in Malay), Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa Pustaka, 2016, →ISBN, pages 211-212
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