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Indonesian
Etymology
From Malay intan, from Old Javanese hintĕn, a kramanized form of hīra, from Sanskrit हीर (hīra, “diamond”).
Pronunciation
Noun
intan (plural intan-intan, first-person possessive intanku, second-person possessive intanmu, third-person possessive intannya)
- diamond: a glimmering glass-like mineral that is an allotrope of carbon in which each atom is surrounded by four others in the form of a tetrahedron; a gemstone made from this mineral.
- Synonyms: alamas, berlian, karbonado
Derived terms
References
- ^ Blust, R., Trussel, S. (2010–) Austronesian Comparative Dictionary, web edition
- ^
P.J. Zoetmulder with the collaboration of S.O. Robson (1982) Old Javanese-English Dictionary, 's-Gravenhage: M. Nijhoff.
Further reading
Malay
Etymology
From Old Javanese hintĕn, a kramanized form of hīra, from Sanskrit हीर (hīra, “diamond”).
Pronunciation
Noun
intan (Jawi spelling اينتن, plural intan-intan, informal 1st possessive intanku, 2nd possessive intanmu, 3rd possessive intannya)
- diamond
- Synonym: almas
Descendants
References
- ^ Blust, R., Trussel, S. (2010–) Austronesian Comparative Dictionary, web edition
- ^
P.J. Zoetmulder with the collaboration of S.O. Robson (1982) Old Javanese-English Dictionary, 's-Gravenhage: M. Nijhoff.
Further reading
Maranao
Noun
intan
- diamond
- jewel
Synonyms
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