intan

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See also: Intan, in tan, and intän

Indonesian

Etymology

From Malay intan, from Old Javanese hintĕn, a kramanized form of hīra, from Sanskrit हीर (hīra, “diamond”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key):
  • Hyphenation: in‧tan

Noun

intan (plural intan-intan)

  1. 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

  1. ^ Blust, R., Trussel, S. (2010–) Austronesian Comparative Dictionary, web edition‎
  2. ^ 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

  • IPA(key):
  • Audio (Malaysia):(file)
  • Rhymes: -tan, -an
  • Hyphenation: in‧tan

Noun

intan (Jawi spelling اينتن, plural intan-intan)

  1. A diamond.
    Synonyms: almas, berlian
  2. (figurative) A loved one.
    Synonyms: buah hati, kekasih

Affixations

Descendants

  • > Indonesian: intan (inherited)
  • → Maranao: intan
  • → Tausug: intan
  • → Urak Lawoi': อีตัด (itat)

References

  1. ^ Blust, R., Trussel, S. (2010–) Austronesian Comparative Dictionary, web edition‎
  2. ^ P.J. Zoetmulder with the collaboration of S.O. Robson (1982) Old Javanese-English Dictionary‎, 's-Gravenhage: M. Nijhoff.

Further reading

Maranao

Etymology

Borrowed from Malay intan, from Old Javanese hintĕn, a kramanized form of hīra, from Sanskrit हीर (hīra, “diamond”).

Noun

intan

  1. diamond
  2. jewel
  3. opal

Synonyms

References

  1. ^ Blust, R., Trussel, S. (2010–) Austronesian Comparative Dictionary, web edition‎
  2. ^ P.J. Zoetmulder with the collaboration of S.O. Robson (1982) Old Javanese-English Dictionary‎, 's-Gravenhage: M. Nijhoff.
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