pandan
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Etymology edit
Borrowed from Malay pandan, ultimately from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *paŋdan. Doublet of hala via Hawaiian.
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pandan (countable and uncountable, plural pandans)
- (countable) A screw pine, screw palms (Pandanus spp.).
- (uncountable) A traditional Malay food flavouring derived from the leaves of Pandanus amaryllifolius.
- 2023, R. F. Kuang, Yellowface, The Borough Press, page 17:
- “Like vanilla, but better,” she explains. “It’s fragrant and herbal, like you’re taking a big breath of the forest. I can’t believe white people haven’t learned about pandan yet.”
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Brunei Malay edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-Malayic *pandan, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *paŋdan, from Proto-Austronesian *paŋudaN.
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pandan
- an aromatic tropical plant (Pandanus amaryllifolius)
- food flavour derived from the leaves of Pandanus amaryllifolius
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pandan
Haitian Creole edit
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From French pendant (“during”).
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pandan
Indonesian edit
Etymology edit
From Malay pandan, from Proto-Malayic *pandan, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *paŋdan, from Proto-Austronesian *paŋudaN.
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pandan (first-person possessive pandanku, second-person possessive pandanmu, third-person possessive pandannya)
- screw pine, any plant of the genus Pandanus.
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Further reading edit
- “pandan” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.
Malay edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-Malayic *pandan, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *paŋdan, from Proto-Austronesian *paŋudaN.
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pandan (Jawi spelling ڤندن, plural pandan-pandan, informal 1st possessive pandanku, 2nd possessive pandanmu, 3rd possessive pandannya)
- any plant of the genus Pandanus of screw pines
- Pandanus amaryllifolius, an aromatic tropical plant
- food flavour derived from the leaves of Pandanus amaryllifolius
Derived terms edit
- pandan duri / hutan (“Pandanus tectorius”)
- pandan kuning (“Pandanus sanderi”)
- pandan laut (“Pandanus odorifer”)
- pandan wangi (“Pandanus amaryllifolius”)
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References edit
- "pandan" in Kamus Dewan, Fourth Edition, Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, →ISBN, 2005.
- “pandan” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.
Polish edit
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pandan m inan
- pandan, pandanus, screw pine (any plant of the genus Pandanus)
- Synonym: pochutnik
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pandan
Tagalog edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-Philippine *paŋdan, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *paŋədan, from Proto-Austronesian *paŋudaN.
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pandán (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜈ᜔ᜇᜈ᜔)
- any plant of the genus Pandanus of screw pines