setanggi

Indonesian

Etymology

From Malay setanggi, from Old Javanese aṣṭāṅgi (“incense”, literally “eight ingredients”), from Sanskrit अष्टाङ्ग (aṣṭāṅga, “the eight parts”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [səˈtaŋɡi]
• Hyphenation: sê‧tang‧gi

Noun

sêtanggi (plural setanggi-setanggi)

1. incense

   Synonyms: dupa, hio, kemenyan, luban

Derived terms

• setanggi ladan

Further reading

• “setanggi” 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.