santĕn

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Old Javanese

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /san.tən/
  • Hyphenation: san‧tĕn

Etymology 1

Affixed sari, sāri (“quintessence; pollen”) +‎ -ntĕn.

Noun

santĕn

  1. essence, quintessence
  2. pollen, flower
  3. coconut milk
  4. coconut
  5. breast
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Etymology 2

Affixed *śāri +‎ -ntĕn, from Sanskrit शारि (śāri, “chessman, piece at chess”).

Noun

santĕn

  1. chesspiece

Etymology 3

Affixed sari (“continuously, constantly, uninterruptedly, lasting”) +‎ -ntĕn. Doublet of santun.

Root

santĕn

  1. Alternative spelling of sari, santĕn, sintĕn, santun (“continuously, constantly, uninterruptedly, lasting”)
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Further reading

  • "santĕn" in P.J. Zoetmulder with the collaboration of S.O. Robson, Old Javanese-English Dictionary. 's-Gravenhage: M. Nijhoff, 1982.
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