Laut Kulzum

Malay

Etymology

Partial calque of Arabic بَحْرُ القُلْزُم (baḥru l-qulzum)

Pronunciation

(Johor-Selangor, Northern Peninsular Malay) IPA^(key): /ˈlaot ˈkulzom/, [ˈla.ot̪ ˈkul.zom]
(Bahasa Baku) IPA^(key): /ˈlaut ˈkulzum/, [ˈla.ut̪ ˈkul.zum]

Proper noun

Laut Kulzum (Jawi spelling لاٴوت قلزم)

Red Sea
Synonym: Laut Merah

References

Pijnappel, Jan (1875) “قلزم ḱoelzoem”, in Maleisch-Hollandsch woordenboek, John Enschede en Zonen, Frederik Muller, page 71
Wilkinson, Richard James (1901) “قلزم ḳulzum”, in A Malay-English dictionary‎, Hong Kong: Kelly & Walsh limited, page 350
Wilkinson, Richard James (1932) “kulzum”, in A Malay-English dictionary (romanised)‎, volume I, Mytilene, Greece: Salavopoulos & Kinderlis, page 623

Further reading

“Laut Kulzum” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.

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