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self-

UK/sɛlf/

self- prefix: of, by, in or with oneself or itself.

Prefix

self-

  1. of, by, in or with oneself or itself
    Synonyms:
    auto-, ipsi-
  2. automatic

self- meaning in Malayalam

self- in Malayalam

സ്വയം പ്രവർത്തിക്കുന്നത്, സ്വയമായ, സ്വകീയമായ

Synonyms of self-

Origin of self-

From Middle English self-, silf-, seolf-, from Old English self-, sylf-, seolf-, from Proto-Germanic *selba-, from Proto-Germanic *selbaz (“self”). Cognate with Dutch zelf- (“self-”), German Low German sülvst- (“self-”), German selbst- (“self-”), Swedish själv- (“self-”), Icelandic sjálf- (“self-”). More at self.

Words formed from self-

Questions about self-

What does self- mean?
Self- means of, by, in or with oneself or itself.
What is self- in Malayalam?
Self- in Malayalam is സ്വയം പ്രവർത്തിക്കുന്നത്, സ്വയമായ, സ്വകീയമായ. See Self- meaning in Malayalam.
What part of speech is self-?
Self- is a prefix.
How do you pronounce self-?
Self- is pronounced /sɛlf/ (UK).

Words near self- in the dictionary

  1. self reports
  2. self sabotage
  3. self talk
  4. self timer
  5. self timers
  6. self-
  7. self-abandoned
  8. self-abased
  9. self-abasement
  10. self-abasements
  11. self-abasing

Source and license

Adapted from Wiktionary: self- (page history and authors); self- (Malayalam Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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