santan

Cebuano

Alternative forms

• santal

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”). 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

• santên

Derived terms

• bersantan
• semantan

 

Further reading

• “santan” 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.

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

• “santan” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.

Old Javanese

Noun

santan

1. Alternative spelling of santĕn

Tagalog

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /sanˈtan/ [sɐn̪ˈt̪an̪]
• 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

Anagrams

• tansan

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.