senteri

Indonesian

Etymology

From Malay senteri.

Noun

sêntêri (plural senteri-senteri or para senteri)

  1. alternative form of santri

Malay

Etymology

From Tamil சாத்திரி (cāttiri, “learned man”), from Sanskrit शास्त्री (śāstrī, “into scripture”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /səntəˈrī/ [sən̪.t̪əˈrī]
  • Rhymes: -i
  • Hyphenation: sen‧te‧ri

Noun

senteri (Jawi spelling سنتري, plural senteri-senteri or senteri2)

  1. (Islam) student
  2. pious person

Descendants

  • Indonesian: senteri

Further reading

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