santan

Unadapted borrowing from Malay santan.

santan (uncountable)

1. (Singapore, Malaysia) Coconut milk.

• santal

Possibly related to 山丹 (shāndān).

• Hyphenation: san‧tan

santan

1. any plant of genus Ixora, sole genus in tribe Ixoreae, family Rubiaceae

From Malay santan, from Old Javanese santĕn (“coconut milk”), from Sanskrit सार (sāra, “essence”).^[1] Doublet of sara and sari.

• IPA^(key): [ˈsantan]
• Rhymes: -tan, -an
• Hyphenation: san‧tan

santan (plural santan-santan)

1. coconut milk

   Santan adalah cairan putih kental yang dihasilkan dari kelapa. ― Coconut milk is a thick white liquid produced from coconuts.

• santên

• “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.

santan

1. Rōmaji transcription of さんたん

From Old Javanese santĕn (“coconut milk”), from Sanskrit सार (sāra, “essence”). Doublet of sara and sari.

• IPA^(key): /ˈsantan/ [ˈsan̪.t̪an]
• Rhymes: -antan, -an
• Hyphenation: san‧tan

santan (Jawi spelling سنتن, plural santan-santan)

1. coconut milk

• > Indonesian: santan (inherited)
• → Chinese: 參丹 / 参丹
• → Macanese: santám
• → Tagalog: santan
• → Tausug: santan

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

santan

1. alternative spelling of santĕn

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /sanˈtan/ [sɐn̪ˈt̪an̪]
• Rhymes: -an
• Syllabification: san‧tan

Possibly related to 山丹.

santán (Baybayin spelling ᜐᜈ᜔ᜆᜈ᜔)

1. Chinese ixora (Ixora chinensis)

Borrowed from Malay santan, from Old Javanese santĕn (“coconut milk”), from Sanskrit सार (sāra, “essence”).

santán (Baybayin spelling ᜐᜈ᜔ᜆᜈ᜔)

1. thick coconut syrup; cooked mixture of coconut milk and molasses or sugar

• tansan

Borrowed from Malay santan, from Old Javanese santĕn (“coconut milk”), from Sanskrit सार (sāra, “essence”).

• (Sinūgan Parianun) IPA^(key): /santan/ [san̪ˈt̪an̪]
• Rhymes: -an
• Syllabification: san‧tan

santan (Sulat Sūg spelling سَنْتَنْ)

1. sugared coconut milk with cooked rice