ontan

Esperanto

Adjective

ontan

  1. accusative singular of onta

Sundanese

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Noun

ontan (Sundanese script ᮇᮔ᮪ᮒᮔ᮪)

  1. red lead; minium
  2. (by extension) coloring; dye
    • 2008 August 14, neng_ades, “Re:[Urang Sunda] Re: Tarum, Pataruman, Tarumanagara?”, in mail-archive.com‎[1] (Usenet), retrieved 7 May 2025:
      Kapungkur, jaman keur sakola sd, skitar taun 80an, masih ningali tangkal tarum. Pun nini di Rajapolah sok diangge kanggo ngawarnaan daun pandan pikeun anyameun. Ayeuna mah kumargi tos jaman ontan wantex tos tara diangge.
      In the past, when I was still in elementary school, around the 1980s, I could still see indigo plant trees. My grandmother in Rajapolah used to use them to dye pandan leaves for weaving. But now, since we're in the era of synthetic dyes like Wantex, it’s rarely used anymore.
    • 2015, S., Ria Andayani, Supriatna,Endang, Masduki, Aam, Rusnandar, Nandang, Merlina, Nina, Makanan Khas Ramadhan di Kabupaten Ciamis (overall work in Indonesian), Bandung: Balai Kajian Sejarah dan Nilai Tradisional Bandung:
      Untuk memberi warna pada bagian atasnya, cukup dengan cara menaburkan pewarna atau ontan yang berwarna hijau, merah, coklat, atau kuning ke bagian atas adonan.
      To color the top, simply sprinkle green, red, brown, or yellow food coloring or ontan onto the top of the dough.

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