santan

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

  • IPA(key): [ˈsantan]
  • Hyphenation: san‧tan

Noun

santan (first-person possessive santanku, second-person possessive santanmu, third-person possessive santannya)

  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

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /sanˈtan/ [sɐnˈtan]
  • Rhymes: -an
  • Syllabification: san‧tan

Etymology 1

Possibly related to 山丹 (shāndān).

Noun

santán (Baybayin spelling ᜐᜈ᜔ᜆᜈ᜔)

  1. Chinese ixora (Ixora chinensis)
Derived terms
  • santan-pula
  • santan-puti
  • santan-rosas

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

Tausug

Etymology

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

Noun

santan

  1. Sugared coconut milk with cooked rice.
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