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): /səntəˈri/ [sən.t̪əˈri]
• Rhymes: -i
• Hyphenation: sen‧te‧ri

Noun

senteri (Jawi spelling سنتري, plural senteri-senteri, informal 1st possessive senteriku, 2nd possessive senterimu, 3rd possessive senterinya)

1. (Islam) student
2. pious person

Descendants

• Indonesian: senteri

Further reading

• “senteri” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.