cendana

Indonesian

Etymology

From Malay cendana (“sandalwood”), from Sanskrit चन्दन (candana).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /t͡ʃən.da.na/
• Hyphenation: cên‧da‧na

Noun

cêndana

1. sandalwood (Santalum album).

Further reading

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

Malay

Etymology

From Sanskrit चन्दन (candana).

Noun

cendana (Jawi spelling چندان, plural cendana-cendana, informal 1st possessive cendanaku, 2nd possessive cendanamu, 3rd possessive cendananya)

1. sandalwood

Descendants

• Indonesian: cendana

Further reading

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