pesantian

Indonesian

Etymology

Circumfixed santi +‎ peng- -an, from Sanskrit शान्ति (śānti, “peace, tranquility, quiet, ease”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [pə.sanˈti.an]
• Hyphenation: pê‧san‧ti‧an

Noun

pêsantian (first-person possessive pesantianku, second-person possessive pesantianmu, third-person possessive pesantiannya)

1. (Hinduism) nonformal learning institution.

Further reading

• “pesantian” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.