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 (plural santri-santri or para santri)

1. (Islam) student.
2. pious person.

   Synonym: saleh

Alternative forms

• senteri

Derived terms

• menyantri

 

Related terms

• kesusastraan
• paramasastra
• pesantren
• sastra

 

Further reading

• “santri” 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.