pesantren

Indonesian

Etymology

Reconstructed as santri +‎ peng- -an, from Javanese ꦥꦼꦱꦤ꧀ꦠꦿꦺꦤ꧀꧈ ꦥꦱꦤ꧀ꦠꦿꦺꦤ꧀ (pesantrén, pasantrén).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [pəˈsantrɛn]
• Hyphenation: pê‧san‧trèn

Noun

pêsantrèn (plural pesantren-pesantren)

1. (Islam) ellipsis of pondok pesantren.: an Islamic boarding school, primarily teaching Islam and the Qur'an,
2. (Islam, rare) synonym of madrasah

Alternative forms

• pesantrian

Further reading

• “pesantren” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.