pandan

See also: pandán

English

Etymology

From Malay pandan.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpændən/

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Noun

pandan (plural pandans)

1. screw pine, screw palms (Pandanus spp.).

Translations

Pandanus gen. et spp. — see screw pine

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Brunei Malay

Etymology

From Proto-Malayic *pandan, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *paŋdan, from Proto-Austronesian *paŋudaN.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pandan/
• Hyphenation: pan‧dan

Noun

pandan

1. Pandanus amaryllifolius, an aromatic tropical plant
2. food flavour derived from the leaves of Pandanus amaryllifolius

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Finnish

Noun

pandan

1. Genitive singular form of panda.

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Haitian Creole

Etymology

From French pendant (“during”).

Preposition

pandan

1. during

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Indonesian

Etymology

From Malay pandan, from Proto-Malayic *pandan, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *paŋdan, from Proto-Austronesian *paŋudaN.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈpandan]
• Hyphenation: pan‧dan

Noun

pandan (first-person possessive pandanku, second-person possessive pandanmu, third-person possessive pandannya)

1. screw pine: any plant of the genus Pandanus.

Derived terms

• pandan air
• pandan duri
• pandan musang
• pandan podak
• pandan rampai
• pandan wangi

 

Further reading

• “pandan” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia (KBBI) Daring, Jakarta: Badan Pengembangan dan Pembinaan Bahasa, Kementerian Pendidikan dan Kebudayaan Republik Indonesia, 2016.

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Malay

Etymology

From Proto-Malayic *pandan, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *paŋdan, from Proto-Austronesian *paŋudaN.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pandan/
• Rhymes: -andan, -dan, -an

Noun

pandan (Jawi spelling ڤندن‎, plural pandan-pandan, informal 1st possessive pandanku, impolite 2nd possessive pandanmu, 3rd possessive pandannya)

1. any plant of the genus Pandanus; the screw pines
2. Pandanus amaryllifolius, an aromatic tropical plant
3. food flavour derived from the leaves of Pandanus amaryllifolius

Derived terms

• pandan duri / hutan (“Pandanus tectorius”)
• pandan kuning (“Pandanus sanderi”)
• pandan laut (“Pandanus odorifer”)
• pandan wangi (“Pandanus amaryllifolius”)

Descendants

• Indonesian: pandan
• → Chinese: 斑蘭／斑兰
• → English: pandan

  → Hawaiian: pānakana

  → Russian: пандан (pandan)

• → New Latin: pandanus

  → English: pandanus

  → French: pandanus

  → Translingual: Pandanus

• → Semai: panat

References

• "pandan" in Kamus Dewan, Fourth Edition, Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, →ISBN, 2005.
• “pandan” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.

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Swedish

Noun

pandan

1. definite singular of panda.

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Tagalog

Etymology

From Proto-Philippine *paŋdan, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *paŋdan, from Proto-Austronesian *paŋudaN.

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: pan‧dán

Noun

pandán

1. any plant of the genus Pandanus; the screw pines

Synonyms

• (screw pine): sabutan