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)

1. 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^[1], Hong Kong: Kelly & Walsh limited, page 350
• Wilkinson, Richard James (1932) “kulzum”, in A Malay-English dictionary (romanised)‎^[2], 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.