senteri

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Indonesian

Etymology

From Malay senteri.

Noun

sêntêri (plural senteri-senteri or para senteri)

  1. Alternative form of santri

Malay

Etymology

From Tamil சாத்திரி (cāttiri, learned man), from Sanskrit शास्त्री (śāstrī, into scripture).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /səntəˈri/
  • Rhymes: -i
  • Hyphenation: sen‧te‧ri

Noun

senteri (Jawi spelling سنتري, plural senteri-senteri, informal 1st possessive senteriku, 2nd possessive senterimu, 3rd possessive senterinya)

  1. (Islam) student
  2. pious person

Descendants

  • Indonesian: senteri

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