intan

See also: in tan and intän

Indonesian

Etymology

From Malay intan, from Old Javanese hintĕn,[1] a kramanized form of hīra, from Sanskrit हीर (hīra, “diamond”).[2]

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

Noun

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

  1. diamond: a glimmering glass-like mineral that is an allotrope of carbon in which each atom is surrounded by four others in the form of a tetrahedron; a gemstone made from this mineral.
    Synonyms: alamas, berlian, karbonado

Derived terms
  • intan beras
  • intan hitam
  • intan karbon
  • intan mentah
  • intan pudi

References
  1. Blust, R., Trussel, S. (2010–) Austronesian Comparative Dictionary, web edition‎
  2. P.J. Zoetmulder with the collaboration of S.O. Robson (1982) Old Javanese-English Dictionary‎, 's-Gravenhage: M. Nijhoff.

Further reading

Malay

Etymology

From Old Javanese hintĕn,[1] a kramanized form of hīra, from Sanskrit हीर (hīra, “diamond”).[2]

Pronunciation
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Noun

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

  1. diamond
    Synonym: almas

Descendants
  • Indonesian: intan
  • → Urak Lawoi': อีตัด (itat)

References
  1. Blust, R., Trussel, S. (2010–) Austronesian Comparative Dictionary, web edition‎
  2. P.J. Zoetmulder with the collaboration of S.O. Robson (1982) Old Javanese-English Dictionary‎, 's-Gravenhage: M. Nijhoff.

Further reading

Maranao

Noun

intan

  1. diamond
  2. jewel

Synonyms
  • (jewel): masmira

References
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