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 of Indonesia, 2016.

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Malay

Etymology

From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Sanskrit चन्दन (candana)

Noun

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

1. sandalwood

Descendants

• Indonesian: cendana