Inherited from Malay selama, from affixation of se +‎ lama.

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /səˈlama/ [səˈla.ma]
• Rhymes: -ama
• Syllabification: se‧la‧ma

selama

1. during

   Synonyms: segenap waktu, semasa

selama

1. as long as

   Selama mereka masih tertidur, aku bisa bermain dengan bebas. ― As long as they are still asleep, I can freely play.

• “selama”, in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia [Great Dictionary of the Indonesian Language] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016

Affixation of se- (“as”) +‎ lama (“long (time)”).

• (schwa-variety) IPA^(key): /səˈlamə/ [səˈla.mə]
• Rhymes: -amə, -mə, -ə
• (Baku, Riau-Lingga) IPA^(key): /səˈlama/ [səˈla.ma]
• Rhymes: -ama, -ma, -a
• Hyphenation: se‧la‧ma

selama (Jawi spelling سلاما)

1. for (a specific duration of time).

   Synonym: untuk

   Dia tinggal di London selama dua tahun. ― He lived in London for two years.

   Mesyuarat itu berlangsung selama tiga jam. ― The meeting lasted for three hours.

2. during; throughout.

   Synonym: sepanjang

   Selama tempoh itu, banyak perubahan telah berlaku. ― During that period, many changes occurred.

selama (Jawi spelling سلاما)

1. while; as long as.

   Synonyms: selagi, sementara

   Selama kamu berada di sini, kamu mesti ikut peraturan. ― As long as you are here, you must follow the rules.

• lama

• > Indonesian: selama (inherited)

• "selama" in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu (PRPM) [Malay Literary Reference Centre (PRPM)] (in Malay), Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017