santan

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English

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from Malay santan.

Noun

santan (uncountable)

  1. (Singapore, Malaysia) Coconut milk.

Cebuano

Alternative forms

Etymology

Possibly related to 山丹 (shāndān).

Pronunciation

  • Hyphenation: san‧tan

Noun

santan

  1. any plant of genus Ixora, sole genus in tribe Ixoreae, family Rubiaceae

Indonesian

Etymology

From Malay santan, from Old Javanese santĕn (“coconut milk”), from Sanskrit सार (sāra, “essence”).[1] Doublet of sara and sari.

Pronunciation

Noun

santan (plural santan-santan)

  1. coconut milk
    Santan adalah cairan putih kental yang dihasilkan dari kelapa. ― Coconut milk is a thick white liquid produced from coconuts.

Alternative forms

Derived terms

References

  1. ^ Hoogervorst, T. (2016) Lexical influence from North India to Maritime Southeast Asia; Some new directions‎, →OCLC

Further reading

Japanese

Romanization

santan

  1. Rōmaji transcription of さんたん

Malay

Etymology

From Old Javanese santĕn (“coconut milk”), from Sanskrit सार (sāra, “essence”). Doublet of sara and sari.

Noun

santan (Jawi spelling سنتن, plural santan-santan, informal 1st possessive santanku, 2nd possessive santanmu, 3rd possessive santannya)

  1. coconut milk

Descendants

  • Indonesian: santan
  • → Chinese: 參丹 / 参丹
  • → Macanese: santám
  • → Tagalog: santan
  • → Tausug: santan

Further reading

Old Javanese

Noun

santan

  1. Alternative spelling of santĕn

Tagalog

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

Possibly related to 山丹 (shāndān).

Noun

santán (Baybayin spelling ᜐᜈ᜔ᜆᜈ᜔)

  1. Chinese ixora (Ixora chinensis)
Derived terms

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Malay santan, from Old Javanese santĕn (“coconut milk”), from Sanskrit सार (sāra, “essence”).

Noun

santán (Baybayin spelling ᜐᜈ᜔ᜆᜈ᜔)

  1. thick coconut syrup; cooked mixture of coconut milk and molasses or sugar

Anagrams

Tausug

Etymology

Borrowed from Malay santan, from Old Javanese santĕn (“coconut milk”), from Sanskrit सार (sāra, “essence”).

Pronunciation

  • (Sinūgan Parianun) IPA(key): /santan/
  • Rhymes: -an
  • Syllabification: san‧tan

Noun

santan (Sulat Sūg spelling سَنْتَنْ)

  1. sugared coconut milk with cooked rice
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