pesantren

Indonesian

Etymology

Reconstructed as santri +‎ peng- -an, from Javanese ꦥꦼꦱꦤ꧀ꦠꦿꦺꦤ꧀꧈ ꦥꦱꦤ꧀ꦠꦿꦺꦤ꧀ (pesantrén, pasantrén).

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Indonesian) IPA(key): /pəˈsantrɛn/ [pəˈsan̪.t̪rɛn]
  • Rhymes: -antrɛn
  • Syllabification: pe‧san‧tren

Noun

pêsantrèn (plural pesantren-pesantren)

  1. (Islam) ellipsis of pondok pesantren: an Islamic boarding school, primarily teaching Islam and the Qur'an,
  2. (Islam, rare) synonym of madrasah

Alternative forms

  • pesantrian

Further reading

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