intan

See also: intän

Indonesian

Etymology

From Malay intan.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈɪn.tan]
• Hyphenation: in‧tan

Noun

intan (first-person possessive intanku, second-person possessive intanmu, third-person possessive intannya)

1. diamond

   Synonyms: alamas, karbonado

Further reading

• “intan” 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

Cognate to Central Melanau itan (“diamond”).

Noun

intan (plural intan-intan, informal 1st possessive intanku, 2nd possessive intanmu, 3rd possessive intannya)

1. diamond

Synonyms

• almas