ꦱꦼꦤ꧀ꦠꦤ

Javanese

Etymology

Inherited from Old Javanese santāna (“continuous succession, offspring”), from Sanskrit सन्तान (santāna, “child”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /sən.tɔ.nɔ/
• Rhymes: -nɔ
• Hyphenation: sen‧ta‧na

Noun

ꦱꦼꦤ꧀ꦠꦤ (sentana)

1. (krama) family, relative

   Synonym: (ngoko) ꦱꦼꦢꦸꦭꦸꦂ (sedulur)

2. adopted child
3. retinue and family of a village headman
4. (dialectal) cemetery

   Synonym: ꦥꦏꦸꦧꦸꦫꦤ꧀ (pakuburan)

Descendants

• → Indonesian: sentana

Further reading

• The Linguistic Center of Yogyakarta (2015) “sentana”, in Kamus Basa Jawa (Bausastra Jawa) [Javanese Language Dictionary (Javanese Dictionary)] (in Javanese), Yogyakarta: Kanisius, →ISBN