santri

Indonesian

Etymology

From Malay santri, from Tamil சாத்திரி (cāttiri, learned man), from Sanskrit शास्त्री (śāstrī, into scripture). Cognate of Hindi शास्त्री (śāstrī, scientist).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈsantri]
  • Hyphenation: san‧tri

Noun

santri (first-person possessive santriku, second-person possessive santrimu, third-person possessive santrinya)

  1. (Islam) student.
  2. pious person.
    Synonym: saleh

Alternative forms

  • senteri

Derived terms

  • menyantri

Further reading

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